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West Bengal has 18 districts and Calcutta serves as the state capital. There
are over 23 towns with over 100,000 population. The largest cities are
Calcutta, Howrah, Asansol, Durgapur and Siliguri. Other important towns
include Darjeeling, Kharagpur and Haldia. Calcutta is amongst the largest
metropolitan regions in the world.
The state has international boundaries with Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The
Indian states sharing boundaries with West Bengal are Orissa, Bihar, Sikkim
and Assam.
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