| Pirojpur পিরোজপুর |
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| — District — | |
| Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh | |
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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,307.61 km2 (504.9 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 1,126,525 |
| • Density | 861.5/km2 (2,231.3/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 55.8% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| • Summer (DST) | BDST (UTC+7) |
| Website | Banglapedia Article |
Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division.
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Myth exist that, second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah died in this area and in honour of him, the area started to being calld 'Firozpur'. In time 'Firozpur' was slowly turned to pronounced as 'Pirozpur'. [1]
Pirojpur is also the name of a city of about 100,000 people. Most of the land is low lying and the soil is fertile. There are small forests.
The district of Pirojpur consists 3934 mosques, 15 temples and two churches.
Pirojpur district is divided into seven upazilas :
2)Nesarabad (Swarupkati) Upazila
5)Zianogar (former Indoorkani)
6)Nazirpur Upazila and
The subdivision (mohokooma)of Pirojpur was created in 1866. The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985.
Nesarabad is famous for business centres and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove tree) that grows there.
Launches, steamers and boats are used for travelling on the rivers. The port there is called Hoolarhaat Launch Station (ghaat). Buses, autorickshaws and rickshaws are also used for transport.
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