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Kolkata, also known as Calcutta, its official name until 2001, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. It is the primary financial and commercial center of eastern India and is widely regarded as the cultural capital of India.
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2011 census 4,496,694
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Area Total 206.08 km2 (79.57 sq mi)
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22.5675 degrees N 88.37 degrees E
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Elevation 9 m (30 ft)
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1690, when the East India Company arrived and recorded history began
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Kolkata, also known as Calcutta (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River.
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