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Mymensingh District
ময়মনসিংহ জেলা | |
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   .jpg)  Clockwise from top-left: Shashi Lodge, Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, BAU Building, Muktagacha Zamindar Bari, Old Jamuna River | |
| Nickname(s): Momenshahi, Momishing, Moishing, Nasirabad, Education District, Green District | |
 Location of Mymensingh District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Mymensingh District | |
| Coordinates: 24°38′3″N 90°16′4″E / 24.63417°N 90.26778°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Headquarters | Mymensingh |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mufidul Alam |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,363.48 km2 (1,684.75 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,899,005 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Mumishinga |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal codes | 2200[2] |
| Area code | 091 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-34 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.562[3] medium · 19th of 21 |
| Website | mymensingh |
Mymensingh District (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ জেলা) is a district in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya, a state of India and the Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur District, on the east by the districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj, and on the west by the districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur and Tangail.[4] Mymensingh is the 8th administrative divisional headquarter and 12th city corporation of Bangladesh. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km2 (115,150/sq mi) which is the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Once known as the largest district of the Indian subcontinent. Mymensingh town is the district headquarters.[5]
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- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Samar Pal (2012). "Mymensingh District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 4 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "About Mymensingh". oldweb.lged.gov.bd. Local Government Engineering Department. Archived from the original on 5 September 2024.