Kishoreganj District
Kishoreganj town
কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা | |
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| Kishoreganj District | |
Clockwise from top-left: Mosque at Jangalbari Fort, Egarosindur, Nikli Haor, Aurangzeb Mosque, Syed Nazrul Islam bridge | |
Location of Kishoreganj in Bangladesh | |
Interactive map of Kishoreganj town | |
| Coordinates: 24°26′N 90°47′E / 24.433°N 90.783°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Kishoreganj |
| Government | |
| • District Council Chairman | Khaled Saifullah khan sohel (Bangladesh Nationalist Party) |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Aslam mollah |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Muhammad Abdullah |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,688.53 km2 (1,038.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,267,626 |
| • Density | 1,215.40/km2 (3,147.86/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kishoreganji, Kishoregonji |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2300 |
| Area code | 0941 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-26 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.562 medium · 19th of 21 |
| Website | www |
Kishoreganj District (Bengali: কিশোরগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The establishment of the Kishorganj began with 2495.07 km2 of land requisition from Mymensingh district to form Kishoreganj District. Earlier it was a mahakuma (sub-division) under Mymensingh district. Kishorganj consists of Ten municipalities, 13 upazilas, 105 union parishads, 39 wards, 145 mahallas, 946 mouzas, and 1775 villages.