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Barisal (/ ˌ b ʌ r ə ˈ s ɑː l / or / ˈ b ær ə ˌ s ɔː l /; Bengali: বরিশাল, pronounced), [a] officially known as Barishal, [4] is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal District [b] and Barisal ...
Bangladesh. ( 2022) [ 2 ] Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, [ 4 ] is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. [ 5 ] Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquarters of Barisal Division. [ 6 ]
Barisal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,225 km 2 (5,106 sq mi), and a population of 9,325,820 at the 2022 Census. It is the least populous Division in Bangladesh. It is bounded by Dhaka Division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the ...
Bakerganj is located at It has a total area of 411.36 km 2 (158.83 sq mi). The upazila shares its boundaries with Nalchity Upazila and Barisal Sadar Upazila to the north, Mirzaganj Upazila, Dumki Upazila, and Bauphal Upazila to the south, Bauphal Upazila and Bhola Sadar Upazila to the east, and Nalchity Upazila, Betagi Upazila, and Rajapur Upazila to the west.
v. t. e. Districts of Bangladesh. The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas ( Bengali: জেলা ). [ 1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar ). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 ...
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Babuganj Upazila had 31,663 households and a population of 140,361. 29,468 (20.99%) were under 10 years of age. Babuganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 68.83%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1077 females per 1000 males. 9,847 (7.02%) lived in urban areas.
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
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