Haora, city, eastern India, in Bangla State, on the Hugli (Hooghly) River, opposite Kolkata. The city is a river port with docks, warehouses, and ship building facilities; it is also a railroad terminus and an industrial suburb of Kolkata, to which it is linked by a cantilever bridge. Manufactures include rope and twine, textiles, iron and steel, glass, chemicals, and machinery. Several colleges affiliated with the University of Kolkata (1857) are located at Haora, including the Bengal Engineering College, in Sibpur, a suburb to the south, which is also home of the Royal Botanical Gardens. Population (1991) 950,435.Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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