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Comilla,
Comilla cityDistrict in(Chittagong easterndivision) Bangladesh,with inan centralarea Chittagongof Division.3085.17 Comillasq km, is locatedbounded southby ofbrahmanbaria and narayanganj districts on the Gumtinorth, Rivernoakhali and aboutfeni 80districts kmon (aboutthe 50south, mi)Tripura southeast(state of Dhaka,India) on the nationaleast, capital.munshiganj Theand tropicchandpur ofdistricts on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 34.3°C, minimum 12.7°C; annual Cancerrainfall (23°27’2551 N)mm. passesMain throughrivers Comilla.are meghna, gumti and dakatia. Comilla is(Town) anstands on importantthe regionalbank marketof centerthe forGumti traditionalriver. craftIt productsconsists suchof as18 bamboowards and cane46 mahallas. It baskets,has an area of 11.47 cottonsq cloth,km and woodwork.a population of 168378; male 52.56%, female 47.44%. Literacy Rail,rate road,among the town people is 60.3%. In the suburb there exists the Commonwealth War Cemetery Memorials, Muktajuddha Museum at Mainamati Cantonment and airbangladesh academy for rural development, Mainamati Museum, Comilla Cadet College connectionsat linkCourtbari. Comilla Town is blessed with Dhaka.the Therememories areof morenational thanpoet 400Kazi historicNazrul waterIslam. tanksNazrul inIslam andmarried aroundtwice thein city;life, one fromat Daulatpur of Muradnagar upazila of the 15thdistrict century,and the Dharmaother Sagar,at hasComilla aTown. circumferenceThose ofplaces morehave thanbeen 1500marked mwith (5000memorial ft).plates. ThePoet ruinsRabindranath ofTagore anvisited Comilla twice. Ustad Muhammad 8thcenturyHussain, monasteryFazle calledNizami and Kulendu Das have enriched the Mainamaticultural Buddhistheritage Vihara,of the town. Ustad Ayet Ali Khan established a musical institute here.
Administration The Comilla armyregion was once under barracks,ancient Samatat and awas joined with Tripura State. This district cemeterycame commemoratingunder unknownthe soldiersreign of Worldthe kings Warof IIthe (1939-1945)areHarikela nearin the city.ninth Incentury additionAD. toLalmai aMainamati departmentwas ofruled by Deva dynasty (eighth century AD), and Chandra dynasty (during tenth and mid eleventh century AD). It came under the Bangladeshrule Academyof forEast India Company in 1765. This Ruraldistrict Developmentwas established as Tripura district in 1790. It was renamed Comilla in 1960. Chandpur and aBrahmanbaria teacherssubdivisions trainingof this district were transformed into districts in college,1984. Comilla district has colleges5 affiliatedmunicipalities, with54 wards, 148 mahallas, 12 upazilas, 1 thana, 180 union parishads, 2704 mouzas and 3624 villages. The upazilas are comilla sadar, barura, chandina, daudkandi, laksham, brahmanpara, burichang, chauddagram, debidwar, homna, muradnagar and nangalkot; the Universitymunicipalities ofare Comilla Chittagong.Sadar, PopulationBarura, (1991)Chandina, 164,509.Daudkandi and Laksham.
