Comilla District

Comilla
কুমিল্লা জেলা
Cumilla District
Clockwise from top-left: Skyline of Comilla, Shah Shuja Mosque, Nawab Faizunnesa House at Laksam, Gomti River, Shalban Vihara in Mainamati
Location of Comilla within Bangladesh
Location of Comilla within Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Comilla
Coordinates: 23°16′N 91°07′E / 23.27°N 91.12°E / 23.27; 91.12
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
CapitalComilla
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Kamrul Hasan [1]
 • District Council ChairmanAbu Taher [2]
 • Chief Executive OfficerMd. Helal Uddin [3]
Area
 • Total3,146.30 km2 (1,214.79 sq mi)
Population
 • Total6,212,216
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3500
Area code081
ISO 3166 codeBD-08
HDI (2018)0.614[5]
medium · 7th of 21
Notable sport teamsComilla Victorians
Websitewww.comilla.gov.bd

Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District,[6] is a district located in southeastern Bangladesh. It lies about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to the south, Tripura state of India to the east and Munshiganj and Chandpur districts to the west.[7]

  1. ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners". pmis.mopa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ^ "কুমিল্লা জেলা". www.comilla.gov.bd.
  3. ^ "কুমিল্লা জেলা". www.comilla.gov.bd.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  6. ^ Mahadi Al Hasnat (2 April 2018). "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  7. ^ Siddiqi, Mamun (2012). "Comilla District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.