Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. 2495.07 sq. km of land was taken from Mymensingh district to form Kishoreganj District. Kishorganj consists of eight municipalities, 13 upazilas, 105 union parishads, 39 wards, 145 mahallas, 946 mouzas and 1775 villages.
Kishoreganj
কিশোরগঞ্জ | |
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Clockwise from top-left: Mosque at Jangalbari Fort, Syed Nazrul Islam bridge, Aurangzeb Masjid, Nikli Haor, Chandrabati Temple | |
Location of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Kishoreganj District | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′N 90°47′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Kishoreganj |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Md. Sarwar Morshed Chowdhury |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Abdul Hameed |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,688.83 km2 (1,038.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 3,267,626 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kishoreganji, Kishoregonji |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.562 medium · 19th of 21 |
| Website | www |
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