Manikganj District
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Key facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Division
- Dhaka
- Established
- 1 March 1984
- Headquarters
- Manikganj
- Deputy commissioner
- Nazmun Ara Sultana
- Total
- 1,383.66 km (534.23 sq mi)
- Density
- 1,126.02/km (2,916.37/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00 ( BST )
- Area code
- 0651
- Iso 3166 code
- BD-33
- Hdi 2018
- 0.596 , medium · 11th of 21
- Website
- www .manikganj .gov .bd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Bangladesh
- Official name
- মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Dhaka Division
- Capital
- Manikganj
- Population
- 1558025
- Elevation
- 11
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Shares border with
- Sirajganj District
- Official website
- www.manikganj.gov.bd
Show 6 more facts
- different from
- Manikganj
- topic's main category
- Category:Manikganj District
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Manikganj District
- Commons category
- Manikganj District
- native label
- মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা
- inception
- 1984-00-00
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Manikganj District (Bengali: মানিকগঞ্জ জেলা, romanized: Mānikgoñj Jela; Bengali pronunciation: [mɑnɪkˈɡondʒ]) is a district in central Bangladesh and a part of the Dhaka Division. It was established in 1845 as a subdivision of Faridpur District. In 1853, it was transferred to Dhaka District for administrative purposes. Manikganj was declared a full district in 1984.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Manikganj District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.