Noakhali District

Noakhali

নোয়াখালী
Noakhali নোয়াখালী
District of Bangladesh
	Clockwise from top-left: Bajra Shahi Mosque, Nolua Miah Bari Jame Masjid, Nijhum Dwip,Central Library of NSTU, Ramjan Miah Masjid, Noakhali Waterfall
	Location of Noakhali District in Bangladesh
	Expandable map of Noakhali District
	Coordinates: 22°42′N 91°06′E / 22.70°N 91.10°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
Established	1821
Headquarters	Maijdee
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Dewan Mahbubur Rahman
Area
• Total	3,685.87 km2 (1,423.12 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	3,625,442
• Density	980/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Demonym	Noakhailla
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	3800
HDI (2018)	0.596; medium · 11th of 21
Website	www.noakhali.gov.bd

Noakhali (Bengali: নোয়াখালী), historically known as Bhulua (Bengali: ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division.^[3]^[4] It was established as a district in 1821, and officially named Noakhali in 1868. The district's administrative center is situated in the municipality of Noakhali, also referred to as Maijdee, within Noakhali Sadar Upazila.^[5] Notably, Noakhali is the only district in Bangladesh that does not have a city named after itself.^[6]

^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Noakhali". Encyclopedia Britannica. 6 February 2024.
^ Lipi, Jahanara Akhter (2012). "Noakhali District". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
^ Khan, Shamsuzzaman; Hossain, Md. Altaf, eds. (June 2014). Present State of Folklore in Noakhali District নোয়াখালী [Noakhali]. বাংলাদেশের লোকজ সংস্কৃতি গ্রন্থমালা, Bāṃlādeśera lokaja saṃskr̥ti granthamālā, 'Bangladesh Folklore Series' (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. ISBN 9840757881.
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[GlobalDataLab-2] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[3] "Noakhali". Encyclopedia Britannica. 6 February 2024.

[Banglapedia-4] Lipi, Jahanara Akhter (2012). "Noakhali District". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 4 July 2024.

[khan20143-5] Khan, Shamsuzzaman; Hossain, Md. Altaf, eds. (June 2014). Present State of Folklore in Noakhali District নোয়াখালী [Noakhali]. বাংলাদেশের লোকজ সংস্কৃতি গ্রন্থমালা, Bāṃlādeśera lokaja saṃskr̥ti granthamālā, 'Bangladesh Folklore Series' (in Bengali). Dhaka: Bangla Academy. ISBN 9840757881.

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