Munshiganj District


Munshiganj, also historically known as Bikrampur, is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division and borders Dhaka District.

Geography

Total land area is 235974 acres, out of which 138472 acres are cultivable and 5609 acres are fallow land. It has no forest area. 40277 acres of land is irrigated while 26242 acres of land is under river. It has 14 rivers of 155 km passing through.

Administration

The district consists of 6 upazilas:
  1. Lohajang Upazila
  2. Sreenagar Upazila
  3. Munshiganj Sadar Upazila
  4. Sirajdikhan Upazila
  5. Tongibari Upazila
  6. Gazaria Upazila

    Notable people

Revolutionary nationalists
Social and scientific
Art, culture and sports
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