Presidency division
Presidency division | |
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Location of Presidency division in West Bengal | |
| Coordinates: 22°34′22″N 88°21′50″E / 22.5726723°N 88.3638815°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | West Bengal |
| Established | 1829 |
| Headquarters | Kolkata |
| Government | |
| • Districts | Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North 24 Paraganas, South 24 Parganas |
| • DC | Jagdish Prasad Meena, IAS |
| • DIG | Akash Magharia, IPS |
| Area | |
• Total | 20,654 km2 (7,975 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 32,741,224 |
| • Density | 1,585.2/km2 (4,105.7/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali |
| • Additional official | English |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | wb |
Presidency division is an administrative division within the Indian state of West Bengal. The headquarters and the largest city of the Presidency division is Kolkata, the state capital. Presidency division is bounded by Medinipur division to southwest, Burdwan division to northwest and Malda division to north. The whole east side of the division is covered by India–Bangladesh border.