Pakundia
পাকুন্দিয়া | |
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 Sheikh Mahmud Shah Mosque, Egarosindur | |
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| Coordinates: 24°19′44″N 90°40′54″E / 24.32889°N 90.68167°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Formed as thana | 1922 |
| Turned into upazila | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Kishoreganj-2) | Md. Suhrab Uddin |
| • Upazila Chairman | Emdadul Haque Juton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 180.53 km2 (69.70 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 282,981 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2326[2] |
| Website | pakundia |
Pakundia (Bengali: পাকুন্দিয়া) is an upazila (subdistrict) in Kishoreganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.[3] Its total land area is 180.52 square kilometres (69.70 square miles). It has a population of 237,218 residents. It was formed in 1922 as a thana. On 14 September 1983, it was turned into an upazila.[3]
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Alam, Muhammad Jahangir (2012). "Pakundia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 November 2024.