Comilla
কুমিল্লা জেলা | |
|---|---|
| Cumilla District | |
 .jpg) .jpg)   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 | |
 Expandable map of Comilla | |
| Coordinates: 23°16′N 91°07′E / 23.27°N 91.12°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Capital | Comilla |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Kamrul Hasan [1] |
| • District Council Chairman | Abu Taher [2] |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Helal Uddin [3] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,146.30 km2 (1,214.79 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,212,216 |
| • Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3500 |
| Area code | 081 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-08 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.614[5] medium · 7th of 21 |
| Notable sport teams | Comilla Victorians |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners". pmis.mopa.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "কুমিল্লা জেলা". www.comilla.gov.bd.
- ^ "কুমিল্লা জেলা". www.comilla.gov.bd.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2022censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Siddiqi, Mamun (2012). "Comilla District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.