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Kishoreganj District
কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা | |
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Coordinates: 24°26′N 90°47′E / 24.433°N 90.783°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka |
Headquarters | Kishoreganj |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Md. Sarwar Morshed Chowdhury |
• District Council Chairman | Md. Abdul Hameed |
• Chief Executive Officer | Muhammad Abdullah |
Area | |
• Total | 2,688.53 km2 (1,038.05 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,267,626 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Kishoreganji, Kishoregonji |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 2300 |
Area code | 0941 |
ISO 3166 code | BD-26 |
HDI (2018) | 0.562[2] medium · 19th of 21 |
Website | www |
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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