Sunday, March 3, 2013

Barisal District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Barisal District (Barisal division) with an area of 2790.51 sq km is bounded by madaripur, shariatpur, chandpur and lakshmipur districts on the north, patuakhali, barguna and jhalokati districts on the south, bhola and Lakshmipur districts on the east, Jhalokati, pirojpur and gopalganj districts on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 35.1 oC, minimum 12.1 oC; annual rainfall 1955 mm. Noted rivers are lower meghna, arial khan, katcha, kirtankhola, tentulia, Naya Bhanga, Jayanti, Shwarupkathi and Amtali.

Barisal At a Glance

Area: 2790.51 Km2
Upazila Road: 995.48 Km
Union Road: 1109.97 Km
Village Road: 2894.96 Km VA
3312.25Km VB
Population: 2355967 (2001)
Density: 844 per Km2
Literacy: 57%
Upazilas: 10
Union: 86
Pourashavas: 5
Primary Schools: 1444
High Schools: 376
Colleges: 96

Upazilas

Agailjhara
Babuganj
Bakerganj
Banaripara
Barisal Sadar
Gouranadi
Hizla
Mehendiganj
Muladi
Uzirpur