Mymensingh Division

Mymensingh Division (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 10,485 square kilometres (4,048 sq mi) and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District.

Mymensingh

ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ

Nasratshahi
Division of Bangladesh
Mymensingh Division
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E
Country Bangladesh
SeatMymensingh
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerMd. Kamrul Hasan
Area
 • Total10,584 km2 (4,087 sq mi)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total11,370,000
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-C
Websitewww.mymensinghdiv.gov.bd

History
Provincial Map of Bengal showing the Greater Mymensingh Area (present Division with Tangail and Kishoreganj) in 1917.

The Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts: Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Jamalpur, Tangail, and Sherpur.[1] But Kishoreganj and Tangail are no longer part of Mymensingh, so Mymensingh comprises four districts.

On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division. The initial intention was to carve six districts (those comprising the original Mymensingh district of 1787) out of the Dhaka Division. However, while four of the districts were eager for the establishment of a new division, people in the Tangail and Kishoreganj Districts wished to remain part of Dhaka Division.[2][3] On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting four districts.[4][5][6]

Administrative divisions
NameHeadquarterArea (km²)Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census
Mymensingh DistrictMymensingh4,394.573,957,1824,489,7265,110,272
Netrokona DistrictNetrokona2,794.281,730,9351,988,1882,229,642
Jamalpur DistrictJamalpur2,115.161,874,4402,107,2092,292,674
Sherpur DistrictSherpur1,364.671,138,6291,279,5421,358,325
Total District410,584.068,701,1869,864,66511,370,000

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

References
  1. Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. 22 August 2013. ISBN 9780810880245. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  2. প্রচ্ছদ ময়মনসিংহকে দেশ থেকে বিতারিত করা উচিত। (in Bengali) (14–70). Prothom Alo. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  3. "Mymensingh to become new division". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  4. "Govt gives final approval for Mymensingh as country's eighth administrative division". Bdnews24.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  5. "Mymensingh a division now". Dhaka Tribune. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  6. "Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh". Daily Star. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

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