Pirojpur

Pirojpur
পিরোজপুর
Pirojpur is located in Barisal division
Pirojpur
Pirojpur
Location in Bangladesh
Pirojpur is located in Bangladesh
Pirojpur
Pirojpur
Pirojpur (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 22°34′41″N 89°58′05″E / 22.578°N 89.968°E / 22.578; 89.968
Country Bangladesh
DivisionBarisal
DistrictPirojpur
Municipality Eshtablished ()
Area
 • Total
29.50 km2 (11.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
60,056
 • Density2,000/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
Websitepirojpurmunicipality.org.bd

Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a town in Pirojpur district in the division of Barisal in southern Bangladesh.[1] It is the administrative headquarters and the largest town of Pirojpur district. The town covers an area of 29.50 square kilometres (11.39 sq mi) with a population of 78,057 as of the 2011 census. It also houses Pirojpur Cricket Stadium which is also used as a helipad for landing important people of Bangladesh.

  1. ^ পিরোজপুর পৌরসভা সম্পর্কে তথ্য (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 June 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.