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Kolkata
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/10 17:55 UTC 版)
Kolkatā (
/ˈkoʊlkʌtɑː/; Bengali: কলকাতা, Kolkatā, IPA: [Kolkatā] (
listen)), formerly known as Calcuttā (/tʃɑːlˈtʃɑː/) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and a Gamma World City. Kolkata is the commercial capital of East India, located on the east bank of the Hooghly River. The city of Kolkata has 4.5 million residents, and the metropolitan area, including suburbs, has a population of approximately 15.7 million, making it the third most populous metropolitan area in India and the 13th most populous urban area in the world. The city is also classified as the eighth largest urban agglomeration in the world.