Pakundia Upazila
Pakundia
পাকুন্দিয়া | |
|---|---|
Sheikh Mahmud Shah Mosque, Egarosindur | |
| Coordinates: 24°19′44″N 90°40′54″E / 24.32889°N 90.68167°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Formed as thana | 1922 |
| Turned into upazila | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Kishoreganj-2) | Md. Suhrab Uddin |
| • Upazila Chairman | Emdadul Haque Juton |
| Area | |
• Total | 180.53 km2 (69.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 282,981 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2326 |
| Website | pakundia |
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Pakundia (Bengali: পাকুন্দিয়া) is an upazila (subdistrict) in Kishoreganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Its total land area is 180.52 square kilometres (69.70 square miles). It has a population of 237,218 residents. It was formed in 1922 as a thana. On 14 September 1983, it was turned into an upazila.