Lakshmipur District

Lakshmipur (Bengali: লক্ষ্মীপুর, also spelt Laxmipur, pronounced lok-khi-pur) is a district of Bangladesh with an area of 1,440.39 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.

This article is about the district. For the city, see Lakshmipur.
For other uses, see Lakshmipur (disambiguation).

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: 22.9500°N 90.8250°E / 22.9500; 90.8250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
Subdivision1979
District15 February 1984 (split from Noakhali)
HeadquartersLakshmipur
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMuhammad Anwar Husayn Akand
Area
 • Total1,440.39 km2 (556.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total1,937,948
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Lakshmipuri, Laxmipuri
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3700
HDI (2018)0.596
medium · 11th of 21
Websitewww.lakshmipur.gov.bd
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