Lakshmipur District

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Lakshmipur লক্ষ্মীপুর
District of Bangladesh
Road from Dhaka to Lakshmipur, Tita Khan Jame Masjid, Dam near Moju Chowdhury Hat, Meghna River at Haidergang Ghat, Sunset at Char Alexander
Expandable map of Lakshmipur District
Coordinates: 22°57′00″N 90°49′30″E / 22.9500°N 90.8250°E / 22.9500; 90.8250
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
Subdivision	1979
District	15 February 1984 (split from Noakhali)
Headquarters	Lakshmipur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Muhammad Anwar Husayn Akand
Area
• Total	1,440.39 km2 (556.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022 census)[1]
• Total	1,937,948
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Lakshmipuri, Laxmipuri
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	3700
HDI (2018)	0.596[2] medium · 11th of 21
Website	www.lakshmipur.gov.bd

Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, also spelt Laxmipur, pronounced lok-khi-pur) is a district in Bangladesh with an area of 1,440 km². It is bordered by Chandpur to the north, Bhola and Noakhali districts to the south, Noakhali to the east, and Barisal and Bhola districts to the west. Lakshmipur was part of Noakhali until 15 February 1984. At that time, the western part of Noakhali was promoted from Lakshmipur subdivision to Lakshmipur district to provide administrative facilities.^[3]