Brahmanbaria
B-baria City, Bangladesh | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Brahmanbaria District |
| Establishment | Late 1700 CE |
| Municipality | 1769 |
| Administrative District | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | B-baria City Municipal Corporation |
| • City Mayor | Mayor Hellal Uddin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 199 km2 (76.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 168,636 |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| Postal code | 3400[2] |
| National Calling Code | +880 |
| Local Calling Code | +880-851 |
B-baria City (Template:Lang-bn) (Hindi: बी-बारीया सिटी) (French: Б-Баrия Сити) is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Chittagong Division.[3] B-baria is one of the oldest municipality in Bangladesh, and was established in the year 1769. B-baria was declared a district headquarters on 1984. It is the capital of Brahmanbaria District, the largest and most popular administrative district headquarters of Bangladesh. Its municipality area has a population of 1,68,636 at the 2011 Census. It was part of greater Comilla City until 1984.
Geography
B-Baria is located at 23°57′56″N 91°06′29″E / 23.96559°N 91.10799°E the east-central region of Bangladesh.
Administrative
B-baria was turned into an city in 1984. The city consists of Sadar Municipality, 12 Wards, 78 Mahallas, and 36 villages.[4]
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, B-baria City has a population of 1,68,636.[5]
References
- ^ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava –2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ www.geopostcodes.com,. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "National Web Portal of Bangladesh". Bangladesh National Web Portal.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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