Barguna District

Barguna
বরগুনা
District of Bangladesh
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
Location in Bangladesh
Location in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Barguna District
Coordinates: 22°09′03″N 90°07′35″E / 22.1508°N 90.1264°E / 22.1508; 90.1264
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
HeadquartersBarguna
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMustain Billah
 • District Council ChairmanMd. Delwar Hossein [1]
 • Chief Executive OfficerMd. Owahedur Rahman
Area
 • Total
1,831.31 km2 (707.07 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
3 m (10 ft)
Highest elevation
[2]
27 m (89 ft)
Lowest elevation
[2]
−3 m (−10 ft)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
1,010,531
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Male
494,738 [3]
 • Female
515,723 [3]
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
8700
Area code0448[4]
ISO 3166 codeBD-02
HDI (2018)0.586[5]
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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.

  1. ^ zp.barguna.gov.bd
  2. ^ a b c "Barguna District topographic map". topographic-map.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-23. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  6. ^ Md Monir Hossain Kamal (2012). "Barguna District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 2015-10-06. Retrieved 2015-10-06.