Patuakhali
পটুয়াখালী | |
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Patuakhali District | |
Nickname: সাগরকন্যা (Daughter of the Sea) | |
Coordinates: 22°21′15″N 90°19′05″E / 22.3542°N 90.3181°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Barisal Division |
Patuakhali | 1969 |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | Md. Matiul Islam Chowdhury [1] |
Area | |
• Total | 3,220.15 km2 (1,243.31 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 1,535,854 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 8600 |
HDI (2018) | 0.586[2] medium · 16th of 21 |
Website | www |
Patuakhali is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. This district is called "SagorKonna", which means daughter of sea. It is watered by the Bay of Bengal.