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Brahmanbaria
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Brahmanbaria
ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া (Brahmanbaria) | |
|---|---|
City | |
 Jamia Islamia Yunusia, a famous madrasa in the city | |
| Nickname: Baunbaira | |
  Brahmanbaria Location in Chittagong division  Brahmanbaria Brahmanbaria (Bangladesh) | |
| Coordinates: 23°57′56″N 91°06′29″E / 23.965593°N 91.107997°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Brahmanbaria |
| Upazila | Brahmanbaria Sadar |
| Establishment | Late 1700 CE |
| Municipality | 1769 |
| Administrative District | 1984 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Pourashava |
| • City Mayor | Nayar Kabir |
| Area | |
• Total | 27 km2 (10.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49.2 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 264,326 |
| • Density | 9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Brahmanbarian |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3400[5] |
| National Calling Code | +880 |
| Local Calling Code | +88-0851 |
Brahmanbaria[6] (Bengali: ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া, romanized: Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā)[7] is a city of Bangladesh and the capital of Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila as well as Brahmanbaria District. It is the second largest city after Cumilla in eastern Bangladesh[8] and one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, established in 1868.[9] Brahmanbaria was declared a district headquarters in 1984. Its municipality area has a population of 265,000 in 2022. It is the 17th largest city in Bangladesh.
- ^ "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava −2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
- ^ ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া সদর উপজেলা. Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Bangladesh Elevation and Elevation Maps of Cities, Topographic Map Contour".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
census2011was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ www.geopostcodes.com. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Wikivoyage". Map Data OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Government Official Name". Local government in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
- ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ^ "About B.BARIA". Local government in Bangladesh. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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