Faridpur District

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Faridpur
ফরিদপুর জেলা
District

Location of Faridpur in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°E / 23.50; 89.83Coordinates: BD 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°E / 23.50; 89.83
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
Area
  Total 2,072.72 km2 (800.28 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
  Total 1,912,969
  Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর জেলা, Faridpur Jela also Faridpur Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[1] Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river (Lower Ganges). Once a subdivision, the original area of the district comprised what is today the Greater Faridpur region, which includes the present-day districts of Rajbari, Gopalgonj, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Faridpur.

Administration

Minister M.P: Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development[2]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Sarder Sharafat Ali[3]

The district consists of 9 upazilas:[1]

  1. Alfadanga Upazila
  2. Bhanga Upazila
  3. Boalmari Upazila
  4. Charbhadrasan Upazila
  5. Faridpur Sadar Upazila
  6. Madhukhali Upazila
  7. Nagarkanda Upazila
  8. Sadarpur Upazila
  9. Saltha Upazila

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Masud Reza (2012). "Faridpur District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. http://www.probashi.gov.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=111&Itemid=119
  3. "List of Deputy Commissioners". Ministry of Public Administration. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
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