Mymensingh District

Mymensingh District
ময়মনসিংহ জেলা
Nickname(s): 
Momenshahi, Momishing, Moishing, Nasirabad, Education District, Green District
Location of Mymensingh District in Bangladesh
Location of Mymensingh District in Bangladesh
Map
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Coordinates: 24°38′3″N 90°16′4″E / 24.63417°N 90.26778°E / 24.63417; 90.26778
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
HeadquartersMymensingh
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Enamul Haque
Area
 • Total4,363.48 km2 (1,684.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)[1]
 • Total5,899,005
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
DemonymMumishinga
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal codes
2200 to 2291[2]
HDI (2018)0.562[3]
medium · 19th of 21
Websitemymensingh.gov.bd

Mymensingh District (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ জেলা) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by the districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail.[4] Mymensingh is the 8th administrative divisional headquarter and 12th city corporation of Bangladesh. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km2 (115,150/sq mi) which is the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Once known as the largest district of the Indian subcontinent. Mymensingh town is the district headquarters.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Mymensingh Postal codes". zippinpostal.com. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  4. ^ Samar Pal (2012). "Mymensingh District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  5. ^ "টাঙ্গাইল জেলা". www.tangail.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

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