Medinipur division

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Medinipur
Division
Location of Medinipur division in West Bengal
Coordinates: 22°25′N 87°19′E / 22.417°N 87.317°E / 22.417; 87.317
Country	India
State	West Bengal
Headquarters	Medinipur
Government
• Districts	Bankura, Jhargram, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur, Purulia
Area
• Total	30,280 km2 (11,690 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	18,672,669
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali[1][2]
• Additional official	English[1]
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website	wb.gov.in

Medinipur Division is one of the 5 divisions in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the westernmost division of West Bengal. Earlier it was a part of Burdwan division and was curved out from it in 2016.^[3] The port city of Haldia is located in this division.