Kolkata
capital city of West Bengal, India
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Kolkata
Summary
Kolkata is a municipal corporation of West Bengal[1]. Kolkata draws 57,017 Wikipedia views per month (municipal_corporation_of_west_bengal category, ranking #1 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Kolkata is located in Kolkata district[3].
- Kolkata is located in West Bengal[4].
- Kolkata is in the country of India[5].
- Kolkata is on the body of water Hooghly River[6].
- Kolkata is on the body of water East Kolkata Wetlands[7].
- Kolkata is on the body of water Adi Ganga[8].
- Kolkata is on the body of water Beleghata Canal[9].
- Kolkata is on the body of water Kestopur Canal[10].
- Kolkata's head of government is recorded as Firhad Hakim[11].
- Kolkata is on the continent of Asia[12].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as municipal corporation of West Bengal[13].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as megacity[14].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[15].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as metropolis[16].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as largest city[17].
- Kalikata is named after Kolkata[18].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi[19].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Long Beach[20].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Thessaloniki[21].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming[22].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naples[23].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa[24].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Incheon[25].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dhaka[26].
- Kolkata's postal code is recorded as 700001[27].
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kolkata include INS Kolkata[28], a destroyer[29] and Calcutta[30], a ressort of Suriname[31], in Suriname[32].
Why It Matters
Kolkata draws 57,017 Wikipedia views per month (municipal_corporation_of_west_bengal category, ranking #1 of 6).[2] Kolkata has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Kolkata is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for Kolkata include INS Kolkata[28], a destroyer[29] and Calcutta[30], a ressort of Suriname[31], in Suriname[32].