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Barisal division

Barisal Division
বরিশাল বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh
Official seal of Barisal Division
Seal
Barisal Division in Bangladesh
Barisal Division in Bangladesh
Districts of Barisal Division
Districts of Barisal Division
Coordinates: 22°30′N 90°20′E / 22.500°N 90.333°E / 22.500; 90.333Coordinates: 22°30′N 90°20′E / 22.500°N 90.333°E / 22.500; 90.333
Country  Bangladesh
Established 1797 (as Backergunge District)
Capital Barisal city
Government
 • Commissioner Mohammad Gaus
Area
 • Total 13,225.20 km2 (5,106.28 sq mi)
Elevation 1.2 m (3.9 ft)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 8,325,666
 • Density 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code BD-A
Districts 6
Sub-Districts 41
Union Councils 352
Website barisaldiv.gov.bd

Barisal (Bengali: বরিশাল বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west. The administrative capital, Barisal city, lies in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). Barisal division is criss-crossed by numerous rivers that earned it the nickname 'Dhan-Nodi-Kaal, Ei tine Barisal' (rice, river and canal built Barisal).

In early times the Barisal region was composed of an amalgamation of marshlands formed by the merging of islands brought into existence and built up by alluvial soils washed down the great channels of the combined Brahmaputra-Ganges-Meghna river systems.

In the early 13th century, when Muhammad bin Tughluq completely conquered eastern Bengal, Hindu chieftains from northwest Bengal were dislodged from power and they dispersed over Barisal region and founded the kingdom of Bakla.

During the Mughal conquest in Bengal, Hindu society was concentrated to northern and western Barisal (known as Bakarganj). Barisal's southern portion was still covered by forests and laced with lagoons. The northwest was also the only part of Bakarganj where the Hindu population exceeded Muslims in early British censuses.


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