Barisal Diveesion
The Barisal Diveesion (Bengali: বরিশাল বিভাগ) is ane o the seiven admeenistrative diveesions o Bangladesh. Locatit in the sooth-central pairt o the kintra, it haes an aurie o 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi), an a population o 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census (preliminary returns). It is bundit bi the Dhaka Diveesion on the north, the Bay o Bengal on the sooth, Chittagong Diveesion on the east an Khulna Diveesion on the wast. The admeenistrative capital, Barisal ceety, lees in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an affshuit o the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). Barisal Diveesion is criss-crossed bi numerous rivers that earned her the nickname 'Dhan-Nodi-Kaal, Ei tine Barisal' (rice, river an canal biggit Barisal).
Barisal Diveesion বরিশাল বিভাগ | |
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 Map o Barisal Diveesion | |
| Coordinates: 22°30′N 90°20′E / 22.500°N 90.333°E | |
| Kintra |  Bangladesh |
| Established | 1797 (as Bakerganj Destrict) |
| Caipital | Barisal ceety |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,644.85 km2 (5,268.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 8,147,000 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
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