Pirojpur District
Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. Most of the land is low lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests. The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985. Nesarabad is famous for business centres and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove tree) that grows there.
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পিরোজপুর | |
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| Pirojpur District | |
 Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°ECoordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Abu Ali Md. Shazzad Hossain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,277.80 km2 (493.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 1,131,758 |
| • Density | 885.708/km2 (2,293.974/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8500 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.672[1] medium · 2nd of 21 |
Subdivisions
Pirojpur district is divided into units, also known as Thanas: Pirojpur Sadar, Nesarabad, Mothbaria, Bhandaria, Zianagar, Nazirpur, Kawkhali. The subdivision of Pirojpur was created in 1866.
Pirojpur District Media
A symbol of Islam, the star and crescent, in a green. Created by Kbolino in Inkscape, who releases the image into the public domain for all intents and purposes.
AUM, a stylised letter of Devanagari script, used as a religious symbol in Hinduism
Floating market in Kuriana, Pirojpur
References
- ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
