Mymensingh Division
Mymensingh Division
ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ | |
|---|---|
Birishiri Bluffs in Netrokona Mai Shaheba Jame Mosque | |
| Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Established | 2015 |
| Capital and largest city | Mymensingh |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Md. Mokhtar Ahmed |
| • DIG | Dr. Md. Ashrafur Rahman |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (38 seats) |
| Area | |
| 10,584.06 km2 (4,086.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022) | |
| 12,225,449 (Enumerated) | |
| • Density | 1,155.081/km2 (2,991.647/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,731,415 |
| • Rural | 9,493,331 |
| • Metro | 576,927 |
| • Adjusted Population | 12,637,472 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-H |
| HDI (2019) | 0.594 medium |
| Website | www |
Mymensingh Division (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ; Bengali pronunciation: [mɔ͡ɛmonʃiŋ bibʰag]) 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 12,225,498 as of the 2022 census. It was formed in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District. Mymensingh has four districts which it governs, Mymensingh District, Jamalpur District, Netrokona District, and Sherpur District.