West Tripura district

West Tripura district
District
Agartala North Gate; River scene in Agartala, West Tripura
Location in Tripura
StateTripura
CountryIndia India
Established1 September 1970
SeatAgartala
Government
 • District MagistrateVishal Kumar, IAS
 • Superintendent of policeKiran Kumar K., IPS
Area
 • Total
983.63 km2 (379.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
918,200
 • Density933.5/km2 (2,418/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, Kokborok, English
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-TR-WT
Spoken languagesBengali, Kokborok
EthnicityBengali, Tripuri
Websitehttps://westtripura.nic.in/

West Tripura district is an administrative district in the state of Tripura in India. The district headquarters are located at Agartala. As of 2012, it is the most populous of Tripura's eight districts.

Agartala
Climate chart (explanation)
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Source: IMD
Imperial conversion
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