Kolkata

Summary

Kolkata is a municipal corporation of West Bengal^[1]. Kolkata draws 15,213 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 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 INS Kolkata^[28], a destroyer^[29] and Calcutta^[30], a ressort of Suriname^[31], in Suriname^[32].

Why It Matters

Kolkata draws 15,213 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 27 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].