Barguna District

Barguna বরগুনা
District
Barguna District
From top: Seabirds in Barguna Coastal area (Laldia beach), Tengragiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Bibicini Shahi Mosque, Haringhata Reserved Forest, Ashar Chor and Bibicini Shahi Mosque
Location of Barguna in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Barguna District
Coordinates: 22°09′03″N 90°07′35″E / 22.1508°N 90.1264°E / 22.1508; 90.1264
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Mustain Billah
• District Council Chairman	Md. Delwar Hossein [1]
• Chief Executive Officer	Md. Owahedur Rahman
Area
• Total	1,939.39 km2 (748.80 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	892,781
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	62.10%
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
HDI (2018)	0.586[2] medium · 16th of 21

Barguna is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. It has a total area of 1831.31 km². It is bordered on the north by the districts of Jhalokati, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali. In the east, it borders Patuakhali District. On the south, Barguna is bounded by Patuakhali District, the Bay of Bengal. On the western side, it borders Pirojpur and Bagerhat districts. Important rivers of Barguna district include the Payra river, Bishkhali river and the Baleshwar river.

1. ↑ zp.barguna.gov.bd
2. ↑ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.