Barguna District  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to:
navigation, search  Barguna is a district in South-western
Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. It has a total
area of 1831.31 km². It is bordered on the north by the
districts of Jhalkathi, Barisal, Pirojpur and Patuakhali. In the
east, it borders Patuakhali District. On the south, Barguna is
bounded by Patuakhali District, the Bay of Bengal. On the
western side, it borders Pirojpur and Bagerhat districts.
Important rivers of Barguna district include the Payra river,
Bishkhali river and the Baleshwar river.  Administration[change
| edit source]  Barguna is divided into 5 upazilas:    1. Amtali
Upazila   2. Bamna Upazila   3. Barguna Sadar Upazila   4.
Betagi Upazila   5. Patharghata Upazila  There are a total of 38
union parishads (union councils), 238 mouzas and 560 villages in
these five upazilas. Barguna also has four municipalities
containing 44 wards and 49 mahallas.  The largest city in the
district is Barguna Town. It has a