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Coordinates: 23°51′N 90°01′E / 23.85°N 90.01°E
| Manikganj District | |
  Manikganj
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| Division name | Dhaka Division |
| Coordinates | 23°51′N 90°01′E / 23.85°N 90.01°E |
| Area | 1,378.99 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991[update]) - Density - Literacy rate |
1,274,829 - 924.47/km² - 26.9% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Manikganj District | |
Manikganj is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.
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Geography
It has an area of about 1379 sq km, and is bounded by Tangail District on the north, Dhaka District on the east and Faridpur District on the south.
Subdivisions
It has 1 municipality, 7 upazillas, and 65 union parishads. The upazillas are Manikganj Sadar, Singair, Shivalaya, Saturia, Harirampur, Ghior and Daulatpur.
History
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Manikganj was formerly a subdivision of Dhaka District. It was turned into a district in 1984.
On the April 26, 1989 Manikgonj was the site of, what was at the time, the world's worst tornado in terms of loss-of-life. 1,300 people were initially reported as having been killed with 12,000 injured. The towns of Saturia and Manikgonj Sadar were leveled and about 80,000 people were made homeless.
Manikganj district ( then subdivision of Dhaka District ) is the home land of Economist & Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen.
Places of interest
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Tomb of Shah Rustam, forts at Fordnagar and DhakiJora, Imampara Jami Masjid, Teota Rajbari, Navaratna temple (Teota), Baliati Zamindar Bari, Ekdala fort, Machain Mosque, Dhankora Zamindar-bari, Katasgarh fort, Ibrahim Shah tomb
Late Siddiqur Rahman frist zila porishad chairman and M P.
In Manikganj Town there stands Government Devendra College, Khan Bahadur Awlad Hossain Khan Degree College, Manikgonj Model High School, Manikgong Government Boy's High School, Surendrakumar Governmrnt Girl High Schhool, Khan Bahadu Awlad Hossain Khan High School.
Manikganj Town stands by River Kaliganga.
Remarkable River: Padma, Jamuna, Kaliganga, Ichhamoti, Dhaleshwari
Gallery
 Sand Collectors at work in Aricha Ghat, Manikgonj. |
 A local fisherman at Aricha Ghat, Manikgonj using a unique, home-brewe fishing contraption on the river Padma |
See also
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