Bagerhat District

Bagerhat District
বাগেরহাট জেলা
From top: Sixty Dome Mosque, Singar Mosque, Mongla Port, Karamjal point of Sundarbans, Bagerhat Museum
Location of Bagerhat District in Bangladesh
Location of Bagerhat District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Bagerhat District
Coordinates: 22°40′00″N 89°48′00″E / 22.66667°N 89.80000°E / 22.66667; 89.80000
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
CapitalBagerhat
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Mamunur Rashid
Area
 • Total
3,959.11 km2 (1,528.62 sq mi)
Elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,613,076
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
9300
Area code0468
ISO 3166 codeBD-05
HDI (2019)0.649[2]
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Bagerhat District (Bengali: বাগেরহাট, pron: bageɾɦaʈ) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.[3]

  1. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. viii, 29, 38, 45. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  3. ^ Kamal, HM Khaled (2012). "Bagerhat District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.