Barisal Division

Barishal Division বরিশাল বিভাগ Bakerganj
Division of Bangladesh
Barishal Division in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°30′N 90°20′E / 22.500°N 90.333°E / 22.500; 90.333
Country	Bangladesh
Established	1797 (as Bakerganj District)
Capital	Barishal city
Government
• Commissioner	Mohammad Gaus
Area
• Total	13,225.20 km2 (5,106.28 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	8,325,666
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Demonyms	Barisailya
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 code	BD-A
Districts	6
Sub-Districts	41
Union Councils	352
Website	barisaldiv.gov.bd

Barishal (also spelt Barisāl) is a division of south-central Bangladesh. It used to be a district called Bakerganj. It is now one of 6 divisions of Bangladesh, but before Bangladeshi independence it was formerly part of East Pakistan as a district. The town of Barishal was under the control of the Roychoudhury family, which now has moved to Calcutta.