Bagerhat District

Bagerhat District

বাগেরহাট জেলা
Bagerhat District বাগেরহাট জেলা
District of Bangladesh
	From top: Sixty Dome Mosque, Singar Mosque, Mongla Port, Karamjal point of Sundarbans, Bagerhat Museum
	Location of Bagerhat District in Bangladesh
	Expandable map of Bagerhat District
	Coordinates: 22°40′00″N 89°48′00″E / 22.66667°N 89.80000°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
Capital	Bagerhat
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Md. Mamunur Rashid
Area
• Total	3,959.11 km2 (1,528.62 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	1,613,076
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	9300
HDI (2019)	0.649; medium · 4th of 20

Bagerhat District (Bengali: বাগেরহাট, pron: bageɾɦaʈ) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.^[3]

^ Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. viii, 29, 38, 45. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Kamal, HM Khaled (2012). "Bagerhat District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.