4 September 2017 | Author/Destination: Asia / Asien | Rubric: General
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Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, the
official name until 2001, is the capital of the
Indian state of
West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the
Hooghly River, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of
East India, while the
Port of Kolkata is India’s oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. In 2011, the city had a population of 4.5 million, while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14.1 million, making it the
third-most populous metropolitan area in India.
Kolkata Metropolitan Area‘s economy has been estimated at up to $150 billion (GDP adjusted for purchasing power parity) making it
third most-productive metropolitan area in India, after
Mumbai and
Delhi.
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