Indian border, with the town of Sonamura on the other side. Major rivers passing through Comilla include the Gumti and the Little Feni. It is hot in summer and cold in winter. The district is primarily plain land. Administration The administrative headquarters of Comilla are located in the city of Comilla which has a total area of 11.47 square kilometres. It consists of 18 mouzas and 3 wards. Comilla thana was officially converted into an upazila in 1983 which contains one municipality, 18 wards, 19 union parishads, 452 mouzas, and 458 villages. Administrator of Zila Parishad: M. Omar Faruque Deputy Commissioner (DC): Md Jahangir Alam Subdistricts Comilla district consists of the following Upazilas: Barura Upazila Brahmanpara Upazila Burichong Upazila Comilla Sadar Upazila Comilla Sadar Dakshin Upazila Chandina Upazila Chauddagram Upazila Daudkandi Upazila Debidwar Upazila Homna Upazila Laksam Upazila Lalmai Upazila Monohorgonj Upazila Meghna Upazila Muradnagar Upazila Nangalkot Upazila Titas Upazila Demographics According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Comilla District had a population of 5,387,288, of which 2,575,018 were males and 2,812,270 females. Rural population was 4,546,962 (84.40%) while the urban population was 840,326 (15.60%). Comilla district had a literacy rate of 53.32% for the population 7 years and above: 54.08% for males and 52.65% for females. Muslims make up 95.10% of the population, while Hindus are 4.79% of the total population. There are nearly 5,000 Buddhists in the district. Economy Mainly based on agriculture, the economy of Comilla has flourished through trade and cottage industries, especially the 'Khadi' textile. For the economic development of the region the "Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority" has established the "Comilla Export Processing Zone" spread over an area of in the Comilla Airport area in 2000. The export zone employs 20 thousand people as of 2013. Places of interest Landmarks include Kotbari, a cantonment, or military installation and Kandirpar, considered the heart of the Comilla district. Ancient Buddhist monastery ruins are the major attraction of Mainamati, near Kotbari. There is an ancient Hindu Temple named Comilla Jagannath Temple located on East Bibirbazar Road. There is also the recently constructed Allah Chattar, a tower in Muradnagar. A Second World War cemetery, Mainamati War Cemetery, lies about away from Comilla Cantonment, which was a frontier military base in the fight against the Japanese who had occupied Burma. British Army soldiers killed during the fight with the Japanese Army at the Burma (Myanmar) frontier were buried here. Pashchimgaon