Jamalpur District

Jamalpur
জামালপুর
Jamalpur District
Category: Shrine of Dewan Shah, Lauchapra, Floating landing station in Tarakandi, Lake in Jamalpur district, Doyamoyee Temple
Location of Jamalpur District in Bangladesh
Location of Jamalpur District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Jamalpur District
Coordinates: 24°55′N 89°58′E / 24.92°N 89.96°E / 24.92; 89.96
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh
HeadquartersJamalpur
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerHasina Begum
Area
 • Total
2,115.16 km2 (816.67 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
2,499,738
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
DemonymJamalpuri
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
2000
Area code0981
ISO 3166 codeBD-21
HDI (2018)0.574[2]
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Jamalpur (Bengali: জামালপুর) is a district in Bangladesh, part of the Mymensingh Division. It was established in 1978. It has its headquarters in Jamalpur.[3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ Samar Pal (2012). "Jamalpur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.