Barisal Division (Bengali: বরিশাল বিভাগ) is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13295.55 km2, and with a population of 7,757,000. It is bounded byDhaka division on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west. The main Barisal city lies in the Ganges(Padma) River delta on an offshoot of the Kirtonkhola. Barisal division is criss-crossed by plenty of rivers that earned her the nickname 'Dhan-Nodi-Kaal, Ei tine Barisal' (rice, river and canal built Barisal).
It is now the divisional headquarter of the Barisal Division and consists of 30 wards and 50 mahallas. The area of the town is 19.99 km².[5] Barisal municipality was established in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.The central city of this region is the city of Barisal. It is one of the biggest river ports in Bangladesh. It is a city with nearly 0.38 million people and a divisional headquarter, medical college, cadet college, some pharmaceutical industries, textile industries and the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority's head office. Barisal is fast growing city of the country stands on the Kirtankhola River. Country's first short landing and take off airport has been completed in Barisal and a private Airlines named Air Bengal has begun its regular air flight between Dhaka Tejgaon Airport and Barisal.
Barisal বরিশাল | |
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| — Metropolitan city — | |
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| Nickname(s): Chandradvipa | |
  Barisal Location of Barisal in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°48′0″N 90°30′0″E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Barisal District |
| Establishment | 0000[1] |
| Granted city status | 2003[2] |
| Government | |
| - City Mayor | Shawkat Hossain Hiron |
| Area[3] | |
| - Metropolitan city | 19.99 km2 (7.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)[4] | |
| - Metropolitan city | 210,374 |
| - Density | 10,524/km2 (27,257/sq mi) |
| - Metro | 385,093 |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 8200 |
| GDP (2005) | $00 billion |
| Calling code | 0431 |
| Website | Official Web Portal |
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