Malda Town
| Malda | |
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| Metropolitan City | |
Malda city skyline, Adina Mosque, Gour, Ramkrishna Mission, Malada Medical College, Foara More, Park, University of Gour Banga
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| Nickname(s): Mango City | |
 Malda
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| Coordinates: 25°00′N 88°09′E / 25.00°N 88.15°ECoordinates: 25°00′N 88°09′E / 25.00°N 88.15°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Malda |
| Division | Malda |
| Railway Station | Malda Town |
| Government | |
| • Type | Civic Administration |
| • Body | English Bazar Municipal Corporation |
| • Chairman | Shri Nihar Ranjan Ghosh |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 400,295 |
| • Rank | 5th in West Bengal |
| Demonym(s) | Maldabasi |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 73210x |
| Telephone code | 91-3512-2xxxxx |
| Vehicle registration | WB-65/WB-66 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Maldaha Dakshin |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Old Malda |
| River | Mahananda River |
| Website | www |
| 1The coordinates given here are metric and based upon the Microsoft Encarta Reference Library Map Center 2005. | |
English Bazar, its mainly Malda, the "Mango City", is a city in Malda district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It serves as the district headquarters. It is the fifth largest city in West Bengal.Malda is a municipal corporation with two municipalities, English Bazar municipality and Old Malda municipality. English Bazar is the divisional headquarters of Malda Division in this state.
In 2013, Malda became the first Indian city to have a women's court.
Malda is at 25°00′N 88°09′E / 25.00°N 88.15°E. It has an average elevation of 17 metres (56 feet). It is on the western bank of the river Mahananda.
As in much of Bengal, the weather is usually extremely humid and tropical. Temperatures can reach as high as 46 °C during the day in May and June and fall as low as 4 °C overnight in December and January.
The district of Malda formed in 1813 out of the outlying areas of Purnia, Dinajpur, and Rajshahi districts. In 1832 a separate treasury was established, and in 1859 a magistrate and collector were appointed.
Up to 1876 this district formed part of Rajshahi Division, and from 1876 to 1905 it formed part of Bhagalpur Division. In 1905, it was again transferred to Rajshahi Division, and until 1947 Malda remained in this division.
In August 1947 this district was affected by the Partition of India. Between 12 and 15 August 1947 whether the district would become part of India or Pakistan was unknown, as the announcement of the Radcliffe Line did not make this point clear. During these few days the district was under a magistrate of East Pakistan; after the details of the Radcliffe award were published, the district became part of West Bengal on 17 August 1947.
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