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Tangail
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Tangail (, ) is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh. The establishment of the Tangail began with 3269 square kilometres of land requisitioned from Mymensingh. Earlier it was a Mahakuma of Mymensingh district. A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the Louhajang River.

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Place details

Region
ঢাকা বিভাগ
Country
বাংলাদেশ
Population
180,144
Timezone
Asia/Dhaka

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Air quality

54US AQIModerate
PM2.5
7.4 µg/m³
PM10
8.4 µg/m³
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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Tangail
Settlement.native_name
টাঙ্গাইল
Settlement.native_name_lang
bn
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
TangailCity.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
280
Settlement.image_caption
From top to bottom: 1. The city skyline from "Suparibagan"; 2. The Open Stage of Tangail Poura Uddan; 3. Tangail District Court Building; 4. The city gate, Shamsul Huq Toron"; 5. DC Lake at District Headquarters
Settlement.pushpin_map
Bangladesh Dhaka division#Bangladesh
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location of Tangail in Bangladesh
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Division
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Upazila
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Dhaka
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Tangail
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Tangail Sadar
Settlement.established_title
Incorporated
Settlement.established_date
1969

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
city
Country
Bangladesh
Population
212887
Area
29.04
Elevation
14
Official website
tangailpourashava.gov.bd
Image
Entrance of Tangail.jpg
Dialing code
02
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inception
1887-00-00
Commons category
Tangail
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Encyclopedic overview

17 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Tangail Airdrop
  • Administration
  • Geography and climate
  • Demographics
  • Sports
  • Transport
  • Traditional foods
  • Parks
  • Education
  • Schools
  • Higher education
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Tangail (, ) is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh. The establishment of the Tangail began with 3269 square kilometres of land requisitioned from Mymensingh. Earlier it was a Mahakuma of Mymensingh district. A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the Louhajang River.

==Etymology== Many believe the name Tangail originated from the Bengali word tanga, meaning horse cart.

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

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