Kolkata
capital city of West Bengal, India
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Kolkata
Summary
Kolkata is a municipal corporation of West Bengal[1]. Kolkata has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Kolkata is located in Kolkata district[3].
- Kolkata is in the country of India[4].
- Kolkata is on the body of water Hooghly River[5].
- Kolkata is on the body of water East Kolkata Wetlands[6].
- Kolkata's head of government is recorded as Firhad Hakim[7].
- Kolkata is on the continent of Asia[8].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as municipal corporation of West Bengal[9].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as megacity[10].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as provincial capital[11].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as metropolis[12].
- Kolkata's instance of is recorded as largest city[13].
- Kalikata is named after Kolkata[14].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Karachi[15].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Long Beach[16].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Thessaloniki[17].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kunming[18].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Naples[19].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Odesa[20].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Incheon[21].
- Kolkata's twinned administrative body is recorded as Dhaka[22].
- Kolkata's postal code is recorded as 700001[23].
- Kolkata's Commons category is recorded as Kolkata[24].
- Kolkata's licence plate code is recorded as WB-01[25].
- Kolkata's licence plate code is recorded as WB-02[26].
- Kolkata's licence plate code is recorded as WB-03[27].
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Kolkata include Calcutta[28], a ressort of Suriname[29], in Suriname[30] and INS Kolkata[31], a destroyer[32].
Why It Matters
Kolkata has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Kolkata is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]
Entities named for Kolkata include Calcutta[28], a ressort of Suriname[29], in Suriname[30] and INS Kolkata[31], a destroyer[32].