Pirojpur District

Pirojpur পিরোজপুর
District
Location of Pirojpur in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°E / 22.58; 89.97Coordinates: 22°35′N 89°58′E / 22.58°N 89.97°E / 22.58; 89.97
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Area
• Total	1,307.61 km2 (504.87 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	1,126,525
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	55.8%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code	8500
Website	Banglapedia Article

Pirojpur (Bengali: পিরোজপুর) is a district (zila) in south-western Bangladesh. It is part of Barisal Division.

Name

According to myth, the second son of Shah Shuja, Firoz Shah, died in this area, and the area became known subsequently as 'Firozpur'. In time, the pronunciation 'Firozpur' slowly muted to 'Pirozpur'.^[1]

Geography

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.

Nesarabad is known for its business centre and also for the Sundori tree (a kind of mangrove) that grows there.

Launches, steamers and boats are used for travelling on the rivers. The local port is called Hoolarhaat Launch Station (ghaat). Buses, autorickshaws and rickshaws are also used for transport.

Administration

• Administrator of Zila Porishod: Mohammad Akram Hossain ^[2]
• Deputy Commissioner (DC): Onol Chondro Daash ^[3]

Upazila

Pirojpur district is divided into six upazilas :

The subdivision (then, a mohokooma, now a zila) of Pirojpur was created in 1866. The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985.

Transportation

• Roads & Highways:
• Waterways:

Religion

There are 3934 mosques, 15 temples and two churches in the district of Pirojpur.

Media

Print media:

• Prothom Alo (National)
• Kaler Kantho (National)
• Samakal (National)
• Dainik Janakantha (National)
• Jugantor (National)

Telecommunications:

• Airtel, BTCL, Bangla Link, Teletalk, Grameen Phone, Robi etc.

Satellite Television:

• TATA Sky.

Notable residents

Kabi Begum Sufia Kamal, Kabi Ahsan Habib, Leader Mahiuddin Ahmed, M. U. Ahmed Ahmed, Manik Miah, Mainul Hossain Bar-at-Law,Anwar Hossain Manju, Md. Abu Kaiser FCA, M A Samad Talukdar,G.L.Aich(Magician), Shohid Noor Hossain,Major(rtd)Ziauddin,

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Barisal Division

References

v t e Divisions and districts of Bangladesh Barisal Division Barguna Barisal Bhola Jhalokati Patuakhali Pirojpur Chittagong Division Bandarban Brahmanbaria Chandpur Chittagong Comilla Cox's Bazar Feni Khagrachari Lakshmipur Noakhali Rangamati Dhaka Division Dhaka Faridpur Gazipur Gopalganj Jamalpur Kishoreganj Madaripur Manikganj Munshiganj Mymensingh Narayanganj Narsingdi Netrokona Rajbari Shariatpur Sherpur Tangail Khulna Division Bagerhat Chuadanga Jessore Jhenaidah Khulna Kushtia Magura Meherpur Narail Satkhira Rajshahi Division Bogra Jaipurhat Naogaon Natore Nawabganj Pabna Rajshahi Sirajganj Rangpur Division Dinajpur Gaibandha Kurigram Lalmonirhat Nilphamari Panchagarh Rangpur Thakurgaon Sylhet Division Habiganj Moulvibazar Sunamganj Sylhet