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Comilla, city, eastern Bangladesh. It is situated just south of the Gumti River, which is a tributary of the Meghna River. Connected by road and rail with Dhaka and Chittagong, Comilla has been a centre for the collection of hides and skins; it also has jute and cotton mills as well as a thermal
06/06/2025
Comilla
This article is about the city. For the upazilas, see Comilla Adarsha Sadar Upazila and Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila. For the district, see Comilla District. For the proposed division, see Comilla Division.
Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা), officially spelled Cumilla,[1][2] is a metropolis on the banks of the Gomti River in eastern Bangladesh. Comilla was one of the cities of ancient Bengal. It was once the capital of Tripura kingdom. Comilla Airport is located in the Dulipara area of Comilla city Although it is currently replaced with Comilla Export Processing Zone (EPZ). Comilla City is a division centered city district with surrounding districts coming to Comilla in more diverse areas of work. Bibir Bazar land port is located 5 km away from Comilla city. The area of Comilla City Corporation is 53.04 square kilometers, so the surrounding areas of the main city fall under the jurisdiction of the City Corporation. The urban areas falling outside the city corporation are considered as suburbs with a population of 600,000.
Comilla
কুমিল্লা
Metropolis
Comilla
Kandirpar Commercial Area
Mainamati War Cemetery
Dharmasagar Lake
Roop sagar park
Tomsom Bridge Green City Area
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Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E
Country
Bangladesh
Division
Chittagong
District
Comilla
Municipality
1890
City Corporation
10 July 2011
Government
• Type
Mayor–Council
• Body
Comilla City Corporation
• Administrator
Saif Uddin Ahmed
• City Council
27 constituencies
• Parliament
1 constituencies
Area
• Urban
61.34 km2 (23.68 sq mi)
• Metro
148 km2 (57 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Urban
634,654
• Urban density
10,000/km2 (27,000/sq mi)
• Metro
867,757
• Metro density
5,900/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official
Bengali • English
Time zone
UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3500–3583
Calling code
081
UN/LOCODE
BD CLA
Police
Cumilla Range Police
Website
কুমিল্লা জেলা
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