Barisal Diveesion

Barisal Diveesion বরিশাল বিভাগ
—  Diveesion  —
Map o Barisal Diveesion
Coordinates: 22°30′N 90°20′E
Kintra	Bangladesh
Established	1797 (as Bakerganj Destrict)
Caipital	Barisal ceety
Aurie
- Tot	13,644.85 km2 (5,268.3 sq mi)
Indwallers (2011 census)
- Tot	8,147,000
- Densitie	597.1/km2 (/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

The Barisal Diveesion (Bengali: বরিশাল বিভাগ) is ane o the seiven admeenistrative diveesions o Bangladesh. Locatit in the sooth-central pairt o the kintra, it haes an aurie o 13,644.85 km² ( sq mi), an a population o 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census (preliminary returns). It is bundit bi the Dhaka Diveesion on the north, the Bay o Bengal on the sooth, Chittagong Diveesion on the east an Khulna Diveesion on the wast. The admeenistrative capital, Barisal ceety, lees in the Ganges (Padma) River delta on an affshuit o the Arial Khan River (Kirtonkhola). Barisal Diveesion is criss-crossed bi numerous rivers that earned her the nickname 'Dhan-Nodi-Kaal, Ei tine Barisal' (rice, river an canal built Barisal).