Mymensingh Division

Mymensingh Division
ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ
Bhati-Nasirabad
Division of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Hilli area in Sherpur
White stone mine in Netrokona
Mai Shaheba Jame Mosque
Zainul Abedin Museum
Shashi Lodge in Mymensingh
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E / 24.167; 90.417
Country Bangladesh
Established2015
Capital
and largest city		Mymensingh
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerMd. Mokhtar Ahmed[1]
 • DIGDr. Md. Ashrafur Rahman
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (38 seats)
Area
10,584.06 km2 (4,086.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
12,225,449 (Enumerated)
 • Urban
[2]
2,731,415
 • Rural
[2]
9,493,331
 • Metro
[2]
576,927
 • Adjusted Population[2]
12,637,472
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-H
HDI (2019)0.594[3]
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Websitewww.mymensinghdiv.gov.bd

Mymensingh Division (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ; Bengali pronunciation: [Moimonshingh Bibhag]) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 10,485 square kilometres (4,048 sq mi) and a population of 12,225,498 as of the 2022 census. It was formed in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division.[4] Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District.[5] Mymensingh has four districts which it governs, Mymensingh District, Jamalpur District, Netrokona District, and Sherpur District.[6]

  1. ^ "List of Divisional Commissioners". Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh". Daily Star. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. ^ "স্থায়ী বিভাগীয় সদর দপ্তর পাচ্ছে ময়মনসিংহ". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-08-02.
  6. ^ "Mymensingh gets new education board". The Daily Star. UNB. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09.