Tangail

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Tangail টাঙ্গাইল
City
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
Tangail Location of Tangail in Bangladesh Show map of Dhaka division Tangail Tangail (Bangladesh) Show map of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°15′52″N 89°55′05″E / 24.264423°N 89.918140°E / 24.264423; 89.918140
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Tangail
Upazila	Tangail Sadar
Incorporated	1969
Government
• Type	Pourashava
• Mayor	Sirajul Haque Alamgir (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
• Total	29.04 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	392,300
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal codes	1900, 1901, 1902
Area code	0921
Website	tangailpourashava.gov.bd
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Tangail (Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল, [ʈaŋgail]) is a city of Tangail District in central Bangladesh.^[3] A significant city in Bangladesh, Tangail lies on the bank of the Louhajang River,^[4] 83 kilometres (52 mi) northwest of Dhaka, the nation's capital.^[5] It is the 25th most populous city in Bangladesh.^[6]