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Pirojpur District




  Locator Position right
  Latd 2258
  Longd 8997
  Division Name Barisal Division
  Population As Of 1991
  Population Total 1126525
  Population Density 86151
  Literacy Rate 558%
  Area Total 130761
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Pirojpur is a district in South-western Bangladesh . It is a part of the Barisal Division .


GEOGRAPHY

Purojpur is also the name of a city of about 100,000 persons.Most of the land are low lying and the soil is very fertile.There are samll forest here and there.


SUBDIVISIONS

Pirojpur district is divided into the following units, also known as ''Thana''s : Pirojpur Sadar, Nesarabad, Mothbaria, Bhandaria, Zianagar, Nazirpur. The subdivision of Pirojpur was created in 1866 . The Pirojpur municipality was established in 1985 . Nesarabad is famous for business centers and also for the Sundori Tree (a kind of Mangrove tree) that grows there.

Launches,steamers,boats are used for travelling on the rivers.The port there is called hullahut launch ghat.Buses,auto rickshaws and ricksaws are also used for transport.


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