Barguna
বরগুনা | |
|---|---|
| Barguna District | |
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 Location in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Barguna District | |
| 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) |
| Population (2022 census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,010,531 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| HDI (2018) | 0.586[3] medium · 16th of 21 |
Barguna (Bengali: বরগুনা Borguna) is a district in the division of Barisal, in southern Bangladesh.[4] Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984.
- ^ zp.barguna.gov.bd
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
2022censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
- ^ 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.