Provincial Map of Bengal showing the Greater Mymensingh Area (present Division with Tangail and Kishoreganj) in 1917.
The Greater Mymensingh region (Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts) was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts: Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Jamalpur, Tangail, and Sherpur.[4] But Kishoreganj and Tangail are no longer part of Mymensingh, so Mymensingh comprises four districts.
On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division. The initial intention was to carve six districts (those comprising the original Mymensingh district of 1787) out of the Dhaka Division. However, while four of the districts were eager for the establishment of a new division, people in the Tangail and Kishoreganj Districts wished to remain part of Dhaka Division.[5][6] On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting of four districts.[7][8][9]
Muslims are the predominant religion with 95.19%, while Hindus and Christians are 4.22% and 0.51% of the population respectively. Mymensingh has the highest percentage of Muslims of all divisions of Bangladesh.[10]
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mymensingh, division, bengali, ময, মনস, eight, administrative, divisions, bangladesh, area, square, kilometres, population, 2022, census, formed, 2015, from, districts, previously, composing, northern, part, dhaka, division, headquarters, mymensingh, city, mym. Mymensingh Division Bengali ময মনস হ ব ভ গ is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh It has an area of 10 485 square kilometres 4 048 sq mi and a population of 12 225 498 as of the 2022 census It was formed in 2015 from districts previously composing the northern part of Dhaka Division Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District 3 Mymensingh ময মনস হ ব ভ গNasratshahiDivision of BangladeshMymensingh DivisionCoordinates 24 10 N 90 25 E 24 167 N 90 417 E 24 167 90 417Country BangladeshEstablished2015CapitalMymensinghGovernment Divisional CommissionerMd Shafiqur Reza Biswas 1 Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad 38 seats Area Total10 584 06 km2 4 086 53 sq mi Population 2022 census Total12 225 498 Density1 200 km2 3 000 sq mi Time zoneUTC 6 BST ISO 3166 codeBD CHDI 2019 0 594 2 mediumWebsitewww wbr mymensinghdiv wbr gov wbr bdHistory Edit Provincial Map of Bengal showing the Greater Mymensingh Area present Division with Tangail and Kishoreganj in 1917 The Greater Mymensingh region Mymensingh District along with five other neighbouring districts was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787 Later it was reorganized in two phases into six districts Mymensingh Kishoreganj Netrakona Jamalpur Tangail and Sherpur 4 But Kishoreganj and Tangail are no longer part of Mymensingh so Mymensingh comprises four districts On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division The initial intention was to carve six districts those comprising the original Mymensingh district of 1787 out of the Dhaka Division However while four of the districts were eager for the establishment of a new division people in the Tangail and Kishoreganj Districts wished to remain part of Dhaka Division 5 6 On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting of four districts 7 8 9 Administrative divisions EditName Headquarter Area km2 Population 1991 Census Population 2001 Census Population 2011 CensusMymensingh District Mymensingh 4 394 57 3 957 182 4 489 726 5 110 272Jamalpur District Jamalpur 2 115 16 1 874 440 2 107 209 2 292 674Netrokona District Netrokona 2 794 28 1 730 935 1 988 188 2 229 642Sherpur District Sherpur 1 364 67 1 138 629 1 279 542 1 358 325Total District 4 10 584 06 8 701 186 9 864 665 10 990 913Census figures for 1991 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Population Census Wing Religion in Mymensingh division 2011 10 Religion PercentMuslims 95 19 Hindus 4 22 Christians 0 51 Others 0 08 Muslims are the predominant religion with 95 19 while Hindus and Christians are 4 22 and 0 51 of the population respectively Mymensingh has the highest percentage of Muslims of all divisions of Bangladesh 10 References Edit List of Divisional Commissioners Archived from the original on 2022 06 18 Retrieved 2022 06 20 Sub national HDI Area Database Global Data Lab hdi globaldatalab org Archived from the original on 24 June 2021 Retrieved 21 June 2021 Mymensingh Division 24 Archived from the original on 2017 11 11 Retrieved 2016 12 26 Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis Scarecrow Press 22 August 2013 ISBN 9780810880245 Archived from the original on 25 October 2021 Retrieved 26 January 2015 প রচ ছদ ময মনস হক দ শ থ ক ব ত র ত কর উচ ত in Bengali No 14 70 Prothom Alo 14 January 2015 Archived from the original on 11 November 2017 Retrieved 14 January 2015 Mymensingh to become new division The Daily Star Archived from the original on 15 February 2015 Retrieved 26 January 2015 Govt gives final approval for Mymensingh as country s eighth administrative division Bdnews24 com 14 September 2015 Archived from the original on 15 September 2015 Retrieved 15 September 2015 Mymensingh a division now Dhaka Tribune 15 September 2015 Archived from the original on 8 December 2015 Retrieved 15 September 2015 Mymensingh to become eighth division of Bangladesh Daily Star 14 September 2015 Archived from the original on 21 October 2020 Retrieved 15 September 2015 a b Bangladesh Population amp Housing Census 2011 Zila aeries Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Archived from the original on 2022 07 29 Retrieved 2022 07 02 This Mymensingh Division location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mymensingh Division amp oldid 1169411226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
