There are different opinion of how the 'Midnapore' name emerged.

It is said that on 1238 AD local King named Medinikar of Orissa established the city and

There are conflicting accounts of how the name Medinipur came to be. One account claims that
Medinipur was named after a local deity "Medinimata" (literally "mother of the world",
a Shakti incarnation). Another account claims that Midnapur was so named because
in the heydays the number of mosques rivalled those in Medina.

One account claims that Medinipur was named after a local deity "Medinimata"
(literally "mother of the world", a Shakti incarnation). Another account claims
that Midnapur was so named because in the heydays the number of mosques rivalled those in Medina.

"KAR' dynasty ruled Midnapore between 1200AD-1431AD. It is said that on 1238AD Medinikar named
Medinipur.

Dimension:
Area:14081 sq KM(undivided)

It is one tenth of England,one sixth of Scotland or Ireland,One third of Switzerland
or half of Belgium.

Midnapore was the largest District of West bengal.

Midnapore is majorly plain land but has plateau also in the northern part.