Munshiganj District

Munshiganj
মুন্সীগঞ্জ
District of Bangladesh
Clockwise from top-left: Idrakpur Fort, Baba Adam's Mosque, Meghna near Munshiganj, Sonarong Jor Moth, Dhaleshwari River bank in Munshiganj Sadar Upazila, Nateshwar Deul, Padma Bridge
Nickname: 
Bikrampur
Location of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh
Location of Munshiganj District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Munshiganj District
Coordinates: 23°28′N 90°32′E / 23.46°N 90.54°E / 23.46; 90.54
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
HeadquartersMunshiganj
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerKazi Nahid Rasul [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
954.96 km2 (368.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
1,625,416
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Munshiganji, Bikrompuira, Bikrampuri, Dhakaiya
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
1500
Area code0691
ISO 3166 codeBD-35
HDI (2018)0.649[4]
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Munshiganj (Bengali: মুন্সীগঞ্জ), also historically and colloquially known as Bikrampur, is a district[5] in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.[6]

  1. ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners".
  2. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Munshiganj (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-282-5.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Government 1995 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International Agreements, Population, Social Statistics, Political System". theodora.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  6. ^ Ratantanu Ghosh (2012). "Munshiganj District". In Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.