Barguna District
Barguna District
বরগুনা জেলা | |
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From top: Seabirds in Barguna Coastal area (Laldia beach), Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Bibicini Shahi Mosque, Haringhata Reserved Forest, Ashar Chor and Bibicini Shahi Mosque | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Barguna District | |
| Coordinates: 22°09′03″N 90°07′35″E / 22.1508°N 90.1264°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Headquarters | Barguna |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mustain Billah |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Delwar Hossein |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Owahedur Rahman |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,831.31 km2 (707.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −3 m (−10 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,010,531 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Male | 494,738 |
| • Female | 515,723 |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8700 |
| Area code | 0448 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-02 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.586 medium · 16th of 21 |
Barguna District (Bengali: বরগুনা জেলা; Bengali pronunciation: [Borguna Jela]) is a district in Barisal Division, in southern Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984.