Barishal (Division)

বরিশাল বিভাগ Barishal
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Barishal
surface	13,295.6 km²
Residents	9,145,000 (2016)
density	688 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-A
Website	www.barisaldiv.gov.bd (Bengali)

Coordinates: 22 ° 30 '  N , 90 ° 20'  E

The Barishal Division ( Bengali : বরিশাল বিভাগ , Bariśāl bibhāg ), also Barisal , is one of eight administrative units in Bangladesh , which are superordinate to the districts and named after their respective largest city. The area covers 13,295.55 km². Barishal is located in the central south of the country. The division has a population of around 9 million. The administrative capital is the city of the same name, Barishal .

The Barishal division borders on the neighboring Dhaka administrative unit to the north, Chittagong to the east, the Bay of Bengal to the south and Khulna to the west .

The (fifth) division created on January 1, 1993 is made up of six districts: Barguna , Barishal , Bhola , Jhalakati , Patuakhali and Pirojpur . It has 12 municipalities and numerous local sub-government categories.

Population development

year	population
1991 census	7,462,643
2001 census	8,173,718
2011 census	8,325,666
2016 estimate	9,145,000

Web links

• Article on Barishal Division by Sajahan Miah at Banglapedia

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Census 2011 ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics  
2. ^ Barisal Division. Banglapedia, accessed June 1, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Bangladesh: Districts and Cities - Population Statistics in Maps and Tables. Retrieved May 6, 2018 .