West Bengal, India

Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 22.978624, 87.747803.

West Bengal is one of the states of India located in the eastern part of the country, right near the border between India and Bangladesh. West Bengal is bordered by the country of Bangladesh and the state of Assam to the east, by the country of Bhutan and the state of Sikkim to the north, by Nepal and the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha to the west, as well as by the Bay of Bengali coastline to the south. It is the center of Bengali culture and a large state, with the city of Kolkata being the capital and the largest city of the state. West Bengal is one of the eastern groups of the Indian states, with just a few ones like Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, and others located to the east of West Bengali.

The state is quite large and has an area of about 34.5 thousand square miles. It stretches from the north to the south of the region and can be characterized by quite large geographical diversity. West Bengali is the place where such important geographical features as the delta of the Ganges River, the region of the Sundarbans with plenty of small islands, the Darjeeling Himalayan Hill region, a huge metropolitan area of the city of Kolkata, and others can be found. The largest cities of the state include its capital city, as well as the cities of Kharagpur, Durgapur, Siliguri, Asansol, Rampurhat, Berhampore, Malda, and a few more. The state of West Bengali can be characterized by its very interesting local culture and numerous old traditions linked to the Bengali people's culture.

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West Bengal, India Lat Long Coordinates Info

The latitude of West Bengal, India is 22.978624, and the longitude is 87.747803. West Bengal, India is located at India country in the States place category with the gps coordinates of 22° 58' 43.0464'' N and 87° 44' 52.0908'' E.