Mymensingh Division
ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E / 24.167; 90.417
Country Bangladesh
Established2015
CapitalMymensingh
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerUmme Salma Tanzia[1]
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (38 seats)
Area
 • Total10,584.06 km2 (4,086.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total12,225,498
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-C
HDI (2019)0.594[2]
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Websitewww.mymensinghdiv.gov.bd

Mymensingh Division (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 10,485 square kilometres (4,048 sq mi) and a population of 12,225,498 as of the 2022 census. It was formed in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District.[3]

History

Provincial Map of Bengal showing the Greater Mymensingh Area (present Division with Tangail and Kishoreganj) in 1917.

The Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts: Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Jamalpur, Tangail, and Sherpur.[4] But Kishoreganj and Tangail are no longer part of Mymensingh, so Mymensingh comprises four districts.

On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division. The initial intention was to carve six districts (those comprising the original Mymensingh district of 1787) out of the Dhaka Division. However, while four of the districts were eager for the establishment of a new division, people in the Tangail and Kishoreganj Districts wished to remain part of Dhaka Division.[5][6] On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting of four districts.[7][8][9]

Administrative divisions

Name Headquarter Area (km2) Population
1991 Census		 Population
2001 Census		 Population
2011 Census
Mymensingh District Mymensingh 4,394.57 3,957,182 4,489,726 5,110,272
Jamalpur District Jamalpur 2,115.16 1,874,440 2,107,209 2,292,674
Netrokona District Netrokona 2,794.28 1,730,935 1,988,188 2,229,642
Sherpur District Sherpur 1,364.67 1,138,629 1,279,542 1,358,325
Total District 4 10,584.06 8,701,186 9,864,665 10,990,913

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing.

Religion in Mymensingh division (2011)[10]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 95.19%
Hindus
 
 4.22%
Christians
 
 0.51%
Others
 
 0.08%

Muslims are the predominant religion with 95.19%, while Hindus and Christians are 4.22% and 0.51% of the population respectively. Mymensingh has the highest percentage of Muslims of all divisions of Bangladesh.[10]

References

  1. ^ "List of Divisional Commissioners". Archived from the original on 2022-06-18. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Mymensingh Division 24". Archived from the original on 2017-11-11. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  4. ^ Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. 22 August 2013. ISBN 9780810880245. Archived from the original on 25 October 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  5. ^ প্রচ্ছদ ময়মনসিংহকে দেশ থেকে বিতারিত করা উচিত। (in Bengali). No. 14–70. Prothom Alo. 14 January 2015. Archived from the original on 11 November 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Mymensingh to become new division". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Govt gives final approval for Mymensingh as country's eighth administrative division". Bdnews24.com. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Mymensingh a division now". Dhaka Tribune. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh". Daily Star. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011(Zila aeries)". Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2022-07-29. Retrieved 2022-07-02.
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