Brahmanbaria District

Brahmanbaria
ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া
Clockwise from top-left: Shahid Minar in Brahmanbaria, Haripur Barabari, Kal Bhairab Temple, Akhaura, Arifil Mosque
Expandable map of Brahmanbaria District
Expandable map of Brahmanbaria District
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Coordinates: 23°59′N 91°07′E / 23.983°N 91.117°E / 23.983; 91.117
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
Established15 February 1984 (split from Comilla)
HeadquartersBrahmanbaria
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerHayat-ud-Dowllah Khan
Area
 • Total1,881.20 km2 (726.34 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,306,563
 • Density1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
DemonymBrahmanbarian
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3400
Area code0851
ISO 3166 codeBD-04
HDI (2018)0.614[2]
medium · 7th of 21
Websitewww.brahmanbaria.gov.bd

Brahmanbaria (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, romanizedBrammôṇbaṛiya) is a district in eastern Bangladesh located in the Chittagong Division. Geographically, it is mostly farmland and is topographically part of the Gangetic Plain. It is bounded by the districts of Kishoreganj and Habiganj to the north, Narsingdi District and Narayanganj to the west, Comilla to the south, and the Indian state of Tripura to the east. It was a part of Comilla District until 15 February 1984.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998.