Barisal district
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Barisal বরিশাল |
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Barisal Town Hall
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 Location of Barisal in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates: 22°48′N 90°22′E / 22.80°N 90.37°ECoordinates: 22°48′N 90°22′E / 22.80°N 90.37°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Barisal Division |
| Bakerganj District | 1760 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,784.52 km2 (1,075.11 sq mi) |
| Census 2011 | |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,324,310 |
| • Density | 830/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 8200 |
Barisal (Bengali: বরিশাল) is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its headquarters are in the city of Barisal, which is also the headquarters of Barisal Division.
Latitude: 22.75, Longitude: 90.36, Altitude: 4.
The maximum annual average temperature is 35.1 °C, minimum 12.1 °C; annual rainfall is 1955 mm.
Barisal District is a district in southern Bangladesh and is also the headquarter of Barisal Division.
Formerly the district was called Bakerganj which was established as a district in 1797. It was a municipality from 1876 to 2002 and upgraded to Barisal City Corporation in 2002. Barisal was declared a division on 1 January 1993. Barisal district consists of one city corporation, five municipalities, 66 wards, 111 mahallas, 10 upazilas, 86 union parishads, 1147 mouzas and 1175 villages.
Barisal District had a population of 2,324,310 at the 2011 Census (provisional).
Barisal's economic is mostly based on farming and fishing.
Barisal is served by the Barisal Airport which is located just outside the city. It has frequent flight services to Dhaka via Biman Bangladesh Airlines and GMG Airlines.
Notable educational institutions in Barisal include Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, University of Barisal, Barisal Cadet College, Govt. B M College, Govt. Barisal College, Govt. Hatem Ali College, Govt. Woman's College, Barisal Polytechnic College, Govt. Fazlul Huq College, Barisal Technical School and College, A. Karim Ideal College,Ideal Cadet School & College etc.
Barisal District is divided into the following Upazilas (formerly called Thanas):
12 km out of Barisal City is the Durga Sagar, an area of about 2,500 hectares, the largest pond or dighi of southern Bangladesh. It is located at Babuganj Upazila, about 11 km away from Barisal town. Locally it is known as Madhabpasha Dighi. Initially there were four pucca ghats each having 15m width. Due to a lack of proper maintenance, jungles gradually surrounded the dighi. However, in 1975, government renovated it to some extent. There are coconut trees around the dighi which together with the dighi are bounded by brick-walls. Presently, Barisal Development Board is looking after it. This is one of the main place of residence for the migrant birds that comes in winter.
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