Pakundia Upazila

Pakundia
পাকুন্দিয়া
The skyline of Pakundia
Sheikh Mahmud Shah Mosque, Egarosindur
Location of Pakundia
Coordinates: 24°19′44″N 90°40′54″E / 24.32889°N 90.68167°E / 24.32889; 90.68167
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictKishoreganj
Formed as thana1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Turned into upazila1983; 41 years ago (1983)
Government
 • MP (Kishoreganj-2)Md. Suhrab Uddin
 • Upazila ChairmanEmdadul Haque Juton
Area
 • Total180.53 km2 (69.70 sq mi)
Population
 • Total282,981
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
2326[2]
Websitepakundia.kishoreganj.gov.bd

Pakundia (Bengali: পাকুন্দিয়া) is an upazila (subdistrict) in Kishoreganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[3] Its total land area is 180.52 square kilometres (69.70 square miles). It has a population of 237,218 residents. It was formed in 1922 as a thana. On 14 September 1983, it was turned into an upazila.[3]

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Alam, Muhammad Jahangir (2012). "Pakundia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 17 November 2024.