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City District Capital in Comilla Division, Bangladesh
Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh ব্রাহ্মণবাড়ীয়া

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city District Capital
Brahmanbaria city.Brahmanbaria city.
Nickname: B-Baria
CountryBangladesh
DivisionComilla Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
EstablishmentLate 1700 CE
Municipality1769
Administrative District1984
Government
 • TypePourashava
 • City MayorHellal Uddin
Area
 • city District Capital77 km (29.8 sq mi)
 • Urban50 km (19.3 sq mi)
 • Metro10 km (4.0 sq mi)
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Population
 • city District Capital168,636
 • Density2,200/km (5,700/sq mi)
DemonymBeebarian
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code3400
National Calling Code+880
Local Calling Code+88-0851

Brahmanbaria (Template:Lang-bn) is a historic city of Bangladesh. It is the capital of Brahmanbaria District and second largest city after Comilla in eastern Bangladesh. Brahmanbaria is one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh, and was established in 1769. Brahmanbaria was declared a district headquarters in 1984. Its municipality area has a population of 168,636 according to the 2011 Census. It was a part of greater Comilla District until 1984.

Geography & Climate

The Titas River, seen from Brahmanbaria
See also: Geography of Bangladesh

Brahmanbaria is located in the East-Central region of Bangladesh. Its nearby cities are Dhaka, Comilla, Narayanganj and Agartala. This city is in the bank of Titas River. Also there is Meghna River in the west of Brahmanbaria. The climate of Brahmanbaria is very similar to other cities of Bangladesh. During summer it is extremely hot. August is the hottest month and January is the coldest. Floods are a major concern for people in Brahmanbaria, as the city has suffered from flooding for four times in a decade. Tornados and the monsoon Kaalboishakhi jhor hit almost every year.

Brahmanbaria has a tropical wet and dry climate.

Climate data for Brahmanbaria
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25
(77)
28
(82)
32
(90)
33
(91)
33
(91)
32
(90)
32
(90)
32
(90)
32
(90)
31
(88)
29
(84)
27
(81)
31
(87)
Daily mean °C (°F) 18
(64)
22
(72)
26
(79)
28
(82)
28
(82)
29
(84)
29
(84)
29
(84)
28
(82)
27
(81)
22
(72)
22
(72)
25
(77)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10
(50)
14
(57)
19
(66)
22
(72)
23
(73)
25
(77)
25
(77)
25
(77)
24
(75)
23
(73)
17
(63)
17
(63)
20
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14.4
(0.57)
39.8
(1.57)
72.8
(2.87)
168.2
(6.62)
315.4
(12.42)
344.9
(13.58)
367.9
(14.48)
247.5
(9.74)
197.6
(7.78)
148.5
(5.85)
30.4
(1.20)
8.9
(0.35)
1,956.3
(77.03)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4 5 7 12 19 23 28 26 22 13 3 1 163
Source: Worldweatheronline
  • Sunset at Titas. Sunset at Titas.
  • Lightning. Lightning.
  • Evening at Titas. Evening at Titas.

Administration

Brahmanbaria was given city status in 1984. The city boundaries contain Sadar Municipality, 12 Wards, 78 Mahallas, and 36 villages.

Metro neighborhoods

Some of the rich and busy neighborhoods of Brahmanbaria main town.

  • Midtown
  • Medda
  • Paik Para
  • College Para
  • Kazi Para
  • Modhya Para
  • Ulcha Para
  • Kandi Para
  • Sarak Bazaar
  • Parkside
  • Shimrail Kandi
  • Downtown
  • Bijeshwor

Ethnicity and language

Brahmanbaria's official language is Bengali. This is popular city for Bengali. Having one of the largest Bhasha Shahitya Kendrow in the country. English is widely spoken within the city. There are many English schools here. This city has more than 95% Bengali people. Minorities are safely living in the city.

Notable residents

Main article: List of people from Brahmanbaria
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Brahmanbaria also produced actresses like Zakia Bari Momo ,who won LUX Channel I Superstar. Alamgir is evergreen actor of Cinema of Bangladesh. He start working in mid '80s and he is still an actor. His son Niloy Alamgir is also an actor. Brahmanbaria has other people like Al Mahmud, Abdul Kadir and Syed Shamsul Haque who are a poets. Nawaab Syed Shamsul Huda was a leader of the Muslim League. Shakil Ahmed was the director general of Border guard Bangladesh, who had heavily secured the borders of Bangladesh.

See also

Destinations

Destinations from Brahmanbaria City
Bhairab City Habiganj (India)
Narsingdi Brahmanbaria City (Agartala, India)
Comilla District Comilla Akhaura

References

  1. "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava −2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
  2. www.geopostcodes.com,. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  3. "Wikivoyage". Map Data OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. "Government Official Name". Local government in Bangladesh.
  5. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  6. "Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh Travel Weather Averages (Worldweather)". Worldweatheronline. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. "National Web Portal of Bangladesh". Bangladesh National Web Portal.
  8. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. http://www.online-dhaka.com/english/29_735_26229_0-alamgir-celebrity-online-dhaka.html
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