Pirojpur District

Pirojpur

পিরোজপুর
Pirojpur পিরোজপুর
District
	Pirojpur District
	Top: Momin Mosque; Bottom: Floating fields in Baithakatha village.
	Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh
	Expandable map of Pirojpur District
	Coordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal
Headquarters	Pirojpur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Abu Ali Md. Shazzad Hossain
Area
• Total	1,277.80 km2 (493.36 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	1,198,195
• Density	940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pirojpuri, Firozpuri
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	8500
HDI (2018)	0.672; medium · 2nd of 21

Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a district (zilla) in south-western Bangladesh. It is a part of Barisal Division.^[3]

^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ Nupu, Ranjan Baksi (2012). "Pirojpur District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Pirojpur পিরোজপুর
District
Pirojpur District
Top: Momin Mosque Bottom: Floating fields in Baithakatha village.
Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Pirojpur District
Coordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°E / 22.58; 89.97
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal
Headquarters	Pirojpur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Abu Ali Md. Shazzad Hossain
Area
• Total	1,277.80 km² (493.36 sq mi)
Population (2022)^[1]
• Total	1,198,195
• Density	940/km² (2,400/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pirojpuri, Firozpuri
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	8500
HDI (2018)	0.672^[2] medium · 2nd of 21