Kishoreganj District

Kishoreganj District
কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা
Clockwise from top-left: Mosque at Jangalbari Fort, Syed Nazrul Islam bridge, Aurangzeb Masjid, Nikli Haor, Chandrabati Temple
Location of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh
Location of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Kishoreganj District
Coordinates: 24°26′N 90°47′E / 24.433°N 90.783°E / 24.433; 90.783
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
HeadquartersKishoreganj
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Sarwar Morshed Chowdhury
 • District Council ChairmanMd. Abdul Hameed
 • Chief Executive OfficerMuhammad Abdullah
Area
 • Total
2,688.53 km2 (1,038.05 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
3,267,626
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Kishoreganji, Kishoregonji
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
2300
Area code0941
ISO 3166 codeBD-26
HDI (2018)0.562[2]
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Websitewww.kishoreganj.gov.bd

Kishoreganj District (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a mahakuma (sub-division) under Mymensingh district. 2495.07 km2 of land was taken from Mymensingh district to form Kishoreganj District. Kishorganj consists of eight municipalities, 13 upazilas, 105 union parishads, 39 wards, 145 mahallas, 946 mouzas and 1775 villages.

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  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.