Faridpur District
Fatehabad | |
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 .jpg)   .jpg) Clcokwise from top-left: Pathrail Mosque, Goalundo Ghat, Mathurapur Deul, Faridpur Circuit House, Satoir Masjid. | |
 Location of Faridpur District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Faridpur District | |
| Coordinates: 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Seat | Faridpur |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | MD.Kamrul Ahsan Talukder |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Lokman Mridha |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Abdur Rashid[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,052.86 km2 (792.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,162,879 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Faridpuri, Foridpuira |
| Postal code | 7800 |
| Area code | 0631 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-15 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.596[3] medium · 11th of 21 |
| Website | www |
Faridpur District (Bengali: ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[4] It is bounded by the Padma River to the northeast. The district was named for its headquarters, the city of Faridpur, which itself was named for Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, a 13th-century Sufi saint. A separate district was created by severing Dhaka district in 1786 and was called Dacca Jelalpur. A municipality was established in 1869. Historically, the town was known as Fatehabad. It was also called Haveli Mahal Fatehabad.
- ^ "Home". faridpur.gov.bd.
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- ^ Masud Reza (2012). "Faridpur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.