Barguna
বরগুনা | |
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Barguna District | |
From top: Seabirds in Barguna Coastal area (Laldia beach), Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Bibicini Shahi Mosque, Haringhata Reserved Forest, Ashar Chor and Bibicini Shahi Mosque | |
Coordinates: 22°09′03″N 90°07′35″E / 22.1508°N 90.1264°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Barisal Division |
Headquarters | Barguna |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Mustain Billah |
• District Council Chairman | Md. Delwar Hossein [1] |
• Chief Executive Officer | Md. Owahedur Rahman |
Area | |
• Total | 1,831.31 km2 (707.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
Highest elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,010,531 |
• Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Male | 494,738 [3] |
• Female | 515,723 [3] |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 8700 |
Area code | 0448[4] |
ISO 3166 code | BD-02 |
HDI (2018) | 0.586[5] medium · 16th of 21 |
Barguna (Bengali: বরগুনা Borguna) is a district in the division of Barisal, in southern Bangladesh.[6] Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984.
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