Patuakhali
পটুয়াখালী | |
|---|---|
| Patuakhali District | |
    Clockwise from left-right: Majidbaria Shahi Mosque, Gazipur Bandar Bazar, Sonarchar Wildlife Sanctuary, Sunset at Kuakata Beach | |
| Nickname: সাগরকন্যা (Daughter of the Sea) | |
 Location of Patuakhali in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Patuakhali District | |
| Coordinates: 22°21′15″N 90°19′05″E / 22.3542°N 90.3181°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Patuakhali | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Patuakhali |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammed Kamal Hosean [1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,221.31 km2 (1,243.75 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,727,254 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8600 |
| Area code | 0441 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-51 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.586[3] medium · 16th of 21 |
| Website | www |
Patuakhali (Bengali: পটুয়াখালী, romanized: Potuakhali) is a district in south-central Bangladesh in the Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata.
- ^ "Mohammed Kamal Hosean". Patuakhali District. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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2022censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.