Barishal District
district in its namesake division in Bangladesh
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Summary
Barishal District is a district of Bangladesh[1]. It draws 310 Wikipedia views per month (district of bangladesh category, ranking #33 of 64).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Barisal Division[3]
- Country: Bangladesh[4]
- Capital: Barishal[5]
- Shares border with: Gopalganj District[6], Madaripur District[7], Shariatpur District[8], Chandpur District[9], Lakshmipur District[10], Bhola District[11], Patuakhali District[12], Barguna District[13], Jhalokati District[14], Pirojpur District[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Agailjhara Upazila[16], Bakerganj Upazila[17], Babuganj Upazila[18], Banaripara Upazila[19], Wazirpur Upazila[20], Muladi Upazila[21], Mehendiganj Upazila[22], Barisal Sadar Upazila[23], Hizla Upazila[24], Gournadi Upazila[25]
- Commons category: Barishal District[26]
- Located in time zone: UTC+06:00[27]
- Official website: http://www.barisal.gov.bd[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Barisal District[29]
- Population: 2,355,967[30], 2,324,310[31], 2,570,446[32]
- Official name: Barishal District[33], বরিশাল জেলা[34]
- Category for people born here: Category:People from Barisal District[35]
- Number of households: 474,076[36], 513,673[37]
- Female population: 1,158,245[38], 1,187,100[39]
- Male population: 1,197,722[40], 1,137,210[41]
- Native label: বরিশাল জেলা[42]
- Area: 2784.52 km²[43], 2790.51 km²[44], 688,070 acres[45]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[46]
Why It Matters
Barishal District has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]