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Mymensingh
ময়মনসিংহ | |
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Mymensingh City Skyline Boro Masjid | |
| Nicknames: Momenshahi, Momishing, Moishing, Nasirabad, Green City | |
  Mymensingh Location of Mymensingh in Bangladesh  Mymensingh Mymensingh (Bangladesh) | |
| Coordinates: 24°45′14″N 90°24′11″E / 24.75389°N 90.40306°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Establishment | 1787 |
| Granted city status | 1787[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Mymensingh City Corporation |
| • Administrator | Umme Salma Tanzia |
| • Police Commissioner | Machum Ahmed Bhuya, PPM |
| Area | |
| • Metropolis | 91.315 km2 (35.257 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 91.315 km2 (35.257 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Metropolis | 576,927 |
| • Density | 6,300/km2 (16,000/sq mi) |
| • City rank | 8th in Bangladesh |
| • Metro rank | 8th in Bangladesh |
| Demonym | Moymonshinga |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali • English |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal codes | 2200, 2201, 2202, 2203, 2204, 2205, 2206, 2207, 2208 |
| UN/LOCODE | BD MYM |
| Calling code | +88091 |
| Police | Mymensingh Range Police |
| Website | mcc |
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Mymensingh (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ, romanized: Maẏamanasinha) is a metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Brahmaputra River,[4] about 120 km (75 mi) north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north-central Bangladesh.[5] It is the administrative center of Mymensingh District and Mymensingh Division. As of 2022, Mymensingh City Corporation is the 7th largest city in terms of area and the 8th largest in terms of population in the country, with a population of 576,927 people.[3]
The city was constituted by the British East India Company on 1 May 1787. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The population density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km2 (115,150/sq mi), making it the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of all the health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Mymensingh is an anglicization of the name Momen Singh, referring to a Muslim ruler called Shah Momin or Momin Singh, an ethnic Bengali Muslim ruler.[6] Its elevation is over 19 m above sea level, the highest of Bangladesh's major cities.[7] Mymensingh is close to Tura, a city in Meghalaya from the Gobrakura Land Port.
Mymensingh is associated with the Old Brahmaputra river, handcrafted duvets called Nakshikantha (Bengali: নকশীকাঁথা), and a rural ballad called Maimansingha Gitika. The cadet college established in Tangail in 1963 was called Momenshahi Cadet College.[8] The city is known for educational institutions.[9]
- ^ "Speech of Mayor on Special International Working Conference". Chittagong City Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
- ^ "National Volume 3: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2014. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2022censuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Brahmaputra runs dry in Mymensingh". The Daily Star. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 13 June 2024.
- ^ "The City of Art and Culture" (PDF). bangladesh.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2024.
- ^ Iffat Ara, 'Mymensingh-er Etihash', Dwitiyo Chinta, 1989, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
- ^ "Mymensingh Latitude and Longitude". Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
- ^ Mirzapur Cadet College
- ^ "Mymensingh History". mymensingh.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022.