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Brahmanbaria

This article is about the city of Brahmanbaria in Bangladesh. For the upazila of Brahmanbaria, see Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila. For the district of Brahmanbaria, see Brahmanbaria District.

Brahmanbaria
ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া (Brahmanbaria)
City
Jamia Islamia Yunusia, a famous madrasa in the city
Jamia Islamia Yunusia, a famous madrasa in the city
Nickname: 
Baunbaira
Brahmanbaria is located in Chittagong division
Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria
Location in Chittagong division
Brahmanbaria is located in Bangladesh
Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria
Brahmanbaria (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 23°57′56″N 91°06′29″E / 23.965593°N 91.107997°E / 23.965593; 91.107997
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictBrahmanbaria
UpazilaBrahmanbaria Sadar
EstablishmentLate 1700 CE
Municipality1769
Administrative District1984
Government
 • TypePourashava
 • City MayorNayar Kabir
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
27 km2 (10.4 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
15 m (49.2 ft)
Population
 (2022)[4]
 • Total
264,326
 • Density9,800/km2 (25,000/sq mi)
DemonymBrahmanbarian
Time zoneUTC+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.

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া সদর উপজেলা. Brahmanbaria Sadar Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Elevation and Elevation Maps of Cities, Topographic Map Contour".
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ www.geopostcodes.com. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
  6. ^ "Wikivoyage". Map Data OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Government Official Name". Local government in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
  9. ^ "About B.BARIA". Local government in Bangladesh. Retrieved 30 April 2022.

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