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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 .
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) [ 1 ] 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, Barguna district to the east and the Bishkhali river in the south, and Pirojpur district ...
Bhola District (Bengali: ভোলা) is an administrative district (zila) in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3,403.48 km 2. [3] It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal District to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by ...
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.
Patuakhali (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী Potuakhali) is a town and district headquarter of Patuakhali District located on the southern bank of Laukathi river in the division of Barisal in Bangladesh. It is the administrative headquarter of Patuakhali district and one of the oldest towns and municipalities in the country.
Major cities. There are Ten major cities in Bangladesh that are governed by twelve city corporations, which include Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chattogram, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Barisal, Narayanganj, Gazipur . Among these, Dhaka is a megacity, governed by two city corporations, and has a population of more than 10 million. [5]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Barisal Sadar Upazila had 114,774 households and a population of 527,017. 104,310 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age.Barisal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 69.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males. 339,308 (64.38%) lived in urban areas.