Barisal
বরিশাল Barishal | |
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From top: City skyline, Guthia Mosque, Durga Sagar lake, Oxford Mission Church, Brojomohun College, Bell's Park aka Bangabandhu Udyan, Barisal Town hall and Kirtonkhola River port | |
Nickname: Venice of the East | |
Location of Barisal in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°48′0″N 90°30′0″E / 22.80000°N 90.50000°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Barisal Division |
District | Barisal District |
Municipality Eshtablished | 1876 |
City Corporation | 2002 |
Granted city status | 19 April 2001[1] |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Barisal City Corporation |
Area | |
• Urban | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1 m (4 ft) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• City | 328,278 |
• Density | 10,524/km2 (27,260/sq mi) |
• Metro | 385,093 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 8200 |
Calling code | 0431 |
National calling code | +880 |
Police | Barisal Metropolitan Police |
Domestic airport | Barisal Airport |
Website | Official Web Portal |
Barisal, officially known as Barishal,[4] (Bengali: বরিশাল Bengali Pron: [boɾiʃal]) is a town in southern Bangladesh. It is an old port on the Kirtankhola. It is 142 km (373 km by road) away from the capital city Dhaka. It is now the headquarters of both the Barisal Division and the Barisal District. The city has 30 wards and 50 mahallas. Barisal municipality was formed in 1957 and was turned into a City Corporation in 2000.
Barisal City has one police academy.