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Barguna District

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district in Bangladesh's Barisal Division

Key facts

Country
Bangladesh
Division
Barisal Division
Established
28 February 1984
Headquarters
Barguna
Deputy commissioner
Mrs. Taslima Aktar
Total
1,831.31 km (707.07 sq mi)
Elevation
3 m (9.8 ft)
Highest elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Lowest elevation
−3 m (−9.8 ft)
Time zone
UTC+06:00 ( BST )
Area code
0448
Iso 3166 code
BD-02
Hdi 2018
0.586 , medium · 16th of 21

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Encyclopedic overview

Barguna District (Bengali: বরগুনা জেলা; Bengali pronunciation: [borˈguna d͡ʒela]) is a district in Barisal Division, in southern Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Barguna District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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