Mymensingh Division

Mymensingh Division ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°ECoordinates: 24°10′N 90°25′E / 24.167°N 90.417°E
Country	Bangladesh
Seat	Mymensingh
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code	BD-C

Mymensingh Division (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ বিভাগ) is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 10,485 km² and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts previously comprising the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District.

History

The Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with six 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, Tangail, Jamalpur, and Sherpur.^[1]

On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of the new division. This would carve out six districts of Greater Mymensingh region. While four districts are eager about the establishment of new division, people of Tangail and Kishorgonj district want to remain part of Dhaka Division.^[2][3] On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting four districts. ^[4][5][6]

Administrative divisions

Name	Headquarter	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census
Jamalpur District	Jamalpur	2,115.16	1,874,440	2,107,209	2,292,674
Mymensingh District	Mymensingh	4,394.57	3,957,182	4,489,726	5,110,272
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 Division	Mymensingh	10,584.06	8,701,186	9,864,665	11,370,000

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.

References

1. Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow Press. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
2. "প্রচ্ছদ বাংলাদেশ বিবিধ ময়মনসিংহকে বিভাগ ঘোষণার খবর আনন্দের জোয়ার নির্দেশ পায়নি মন্ত্রিপরিষদ বিভাগ" (14-70). Prothom Alo. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
3. "Mymensingh to become new division". Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. "Govt gives final approval for Mymensingh as country's eighth administrative division". Bdnews24.com. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
5. "Mymensingh a division now". Dhaka Tribune. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
6. "Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh". Daily Star. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.