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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 (/ 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Jhalokati District. / 22.567°N 90.150°E / 22.567; 90.150. Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( Bengali: ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. [3] It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km 2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna district and the Bishkhali ...
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Mehendiganj Upazila had 65,231 households and a population of 301,046. 79,522 (26.42%) were under 10 years of age.Mehendiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1049 females per 1000 males. 33,802 (11.23%) lived in urban areas.
Administrative geography of Bangladesh. 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 ...
Barguna (Bengali: বরগুনা) is a town in Barguna district in southern Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter and the largest town of Barguna district and a part of Barisal Division. Located on the bank of Khakdon river, the town covers an area of 15.57 square kilometres (6.01 sq mi) with a population of 32,235, as of the ...