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Comilla
Nickname: Kamilla
Location of Comilla in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°27′N 91°12′E / 23.45, 91.2
Country	Bangladesh
Administrative District	Comilla District
Area
- City	11.47 km²  (4.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- City	419,623
- Density	36,584/km² (94,752.1/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Comilla (Bengali: কুমিল্লা) is a city in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is located in the Comilla District of Chittagong Division. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... // A nickname is a name of a person or thing other than its proper name. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... The South Asian country of Bangladesh consists of 6 divisions (bibhag), each named after its respective capital. ... Comilla (3,085. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... BST in relation with the bordering nations Bangladesh Standard Time (Bengali: ) (BST) is the time zone of Bangladesh which is observed throughout the whole country, with a time offset of UTC+6:00. ... UTC +6 is the timezone for : Bhutan Time Generic UTC+6 in other countries. ... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... Comilla (3,085. ... Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. ...

History

Comilla is a city near the Indian border. It has a population of 3 million. The city was ruled by Mughal emperors in the 17th century as well as the British East India Company in the 19th century. The city is favourite for different types of sweets. The people of Comilla are multi ethnic. The people are a mixture of Afghan and British to a small extent. Green and hazel eyes can easily be found in Comilla than anywhere else in Bangladesh.

Geography and climate

Civic administration

Land and economy

Demographics and culture

Its a highly muslim dominated area.and one can find many econmical backward people. most of them are farmers who depend on their fields.A very less mumber of hindus are resent in this area. every musllim festivals are celebrated in big way.Secially Eid and Ramzan. Most of the muslim are Sunni and few are shia. There is no electritcity in most of the area present in commila. But things are changing fast. peole nowa days pay attention to educatin.Specially for the girl child.now its become a cumpulsion for the merriage that the bride should be at least higher school passed.

Transport

there is less roadways present in the comilla. Most of the place is sorrounded by the water.Hence shiping is a big way of trasportaion here. Flods are very common here.At least hundreds of peole die every month.

Education

The Comilla Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education is located in Comilla. This is the central administration that conducts primary, secondary, and higher secondary education for several districts. Historically, Comilla Board administered the education system of the whole Chittagong Division, but recently, Chittagong and Sylhet Education boards were spun off. Chittagong Division is one of the six administrative divisions of Bangladesh. ...

Comilla is also the location for the Comilla Medical College, Comilla Cadet College and Comilla Zilla School. Comilla Medical College is a medical college located in Comilla, Bangladesh. ... Overview of cadet colleges Since their launch in 1952, cadet colleges have achieved great popularity in Bangladesh. ...

Places of interest

References

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Coordinates: 23°27′N, 91°12′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...