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Revision as of 02:46, 9 December 2014 by Spiderjerky (talk | contribs) (removed Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bangladesh; added Category:Populated places in Bangladesh using HotCat)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) This article is about the district headquarters of B-baria City in Bangladesh. For the full area or district of B-baria/Brahmanbaria, see Brahmanbaria District.

District Headquarters & City in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
B-baria City, Bangladesh
District Headquarters & City
Skyline of B-baria City, BangladeshSkyline of B-baria City, Bangladesh
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBrahmanbaria District
EstablishmentLate 1700 CE
Municipality1769
Administrative District1984
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyB-baria City Municipal Corporation
 • City MayorMayor Hellal Uddin
Area
 • Total199 km (76.9 sq mi)
Elevation34 m (112 ft)
Population
 • Total168,636
 • Density850/km (2,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code3400
National Calling Code+880
Local Calling Code+88-0851

B-baria City (Template:Lang-bn) (Template:Lang-hi) (Template:Lang-fr) is one of the historical city in Bangladesh and Chittagong Division. 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 / 23.96559; 91.10799 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.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, B-baria City has a population of 1,68,636.

References

  1. "Area, Population and Literacy Rate by Paurashava –2001" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 September 2009.
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  4. "Government Official Name". Local government in Bangladesh.
  5. "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  6. "National Web Portal of Bangladesh". Bangladesh National Web Portal.
  7. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
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