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Mymensingh,
Mymensingh cityDistrict in(Dhaka northerndivision) Bangladesh,with inan Dhakaarea of Division.4363.48 Mymensinghsq km, is locatedbounded by Meghalaya State of India and Garo Hills on the Brahmaputranorth, River,gazipur 115district kmon (71the mi)south, northnetrokona ofand kishoreganj districts Dhaka,on the nationaleast and sherpur, jamalpur and tangail districts on the capital.west. The city’smain river is Old Brahmaputra. industriesBesides, includethere cottonare small rivers, textilemarsh, productioncanals and sugarforestry processing.in Itthe district. The soil formation of the district is connectedflood byplain, grey piedomont, roadhill brown and railterrace. toThere Dhakaare andsmall Brahmanbaria.valleys Mymensingh,between the high forests; annual average temperature maximum 33.3°C, minimum 12°C; annual rainfall formerly2174 knownmm. asMymengingh Nasirabad,(Town) was partearlier called Nasirabad. It stands on the bank of the MughalBrahmaputra. It Empireconsists fromof the21 wards and 16th85 centurymahallas. toThe area of the 18thtown is 21.73 century.km. InIt additionhas toa variouspopulation Mughalof buildings,225811; themale palace51.91%, female 48.09%; density of Mymensinghpopulation Rajbari,per builtsq betweenkm 190510392 andper sq 1911km. alongsideLiteracy rate among the Brahmaputra,town people is an60.4%.
Administration architecturalMymensingh landmark.district Thewas established palacein now1787. housesLater aon teacherit trainingwas academydivided forinto women.six Thedistricts Zainulviz. AbedinTangail, MuseumJamalpur, ofMymensingh, ArtKishoreganj, displaysSherpur theand Netrokona. The district workconsists of Bangladeshi8 painter,municipalities, Zainul12 Abedin.upazilas, The146 Bangladeshunion Agricultureparishads, University,84 awards, 206 mahallas, medical2201 college,mouzas and several2709 collegesvillages. affiliatedThe withupazilas theare Universitybhaluka, ofdhobaura, Dhakafulbaria, aregaffargaon, alsogauripur, inhaluaghat, ishwarganj, mymensingh sadar, muktagachha, nandail, phulpur, trishal; the city.municipalities are PopulationBhaluka, (1991)Gaffargaon, 202,194.Gauripur, Ishwarganj, Mymensingh Sadar, Nandail, Muktagachha and Trishal.
