Barishal

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বরিশাল
Barishal
Barishal (Bangladesh)
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Coordinates 22 ° 42 ′  N , 90 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 22 ° 42 ′  N , 90 ° 22 ′  E
Basic data
Country Bangladesh

division

Barishal
District Barishal
ISO 3166-2 BD-06
Residents 328,278 (2011)
Aerial view of Barishal
Aerial view of Barishal

Barishal ( Bengali বরিশাল IAST Bariśāl ; also Barisal ) is a city in the south of Bangladesh , about 70 km away from the Bengali coast. The more than 328,000 inhabitants, is the seat of administration of the same division and the same district .

The Barishal, consisting of 30 wards (city districts), received an independent city authority (municipality) only in 1957.

geography

Barishal is located on the Ganges Delta , on a branch of the Kirtonkhola River . Due to the presence of water was Barishal of Kazi Nazrul Islam , the national poet of Bangladesh , Venice of the East called. Rivers such as Arialkhan , Tushkhali , Gabkhan, and Katcha flow through the Barishal area.

The distance to Dhaka is 275 km by car and 117 km by boat.

climate

Barishal
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: WMO
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Barishal
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 25.6 28.2 32.2 33.3 33.0 31.7 30.9 30.9 31.5 31.5 29.6 26.5 O 30.4
Min. Temperature (° C) 11.9 14.9 20.2 23.6 24.7 25.6 25.5 25.5 25.3 23.6 18.8 13.3 O 21.1
Precipitation ( mm ) 8.0 27.0 56.0 128.0 230.0 409.0 408.0 370.0 258.0 162.0 53.0 15.0 Σ 2.124
Rainy days ( d ) 1.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 11.0 18.0 23.0 22.0 16.0 8.0 2.0 0.0 Σ 114
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24.7
31.7
25.6
30.9
25.5
30.9
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  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Source: WMO

Population development

year population
1974 98.127
1981 142,098
1991 170.232
2001 192.810
2011 328.278

economy

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The balam rice grown here is the most famous in the country.

traffic

The city has an airport ( IATA code : BZL).

education

With the Brajamohan College , one of the oldest universities in Bangladesh is located in Barishal. In 2001 the college offered honors degrees in 18 subjects and masters degrees in 16 subjects.

Web links

Commons : Barishal  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bangladesh: Districts and Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved July 30, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Brajamohan College. Banglapedia, accessed November 18, 2016 .