Metropolitan city and Capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
This article is about the city. For the district, see Mymensingh District. For the sub-district, see Mymensingh Sadar Upazila. For the division, see Mymensingh Division.
Metropolis in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
Mymensingh
ময়মনসিংহ
Metropolis
Shoshi Lodge
Mymensingh City Skyline
Boro Masjid
Bangladesh Agricultural University
Zainul Abedin Museum
Mymensingh Medical College
Nicknames:
Momenshahi, Momishing, Moishing, Nasirabad, Education City, Green City
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Mymensingh (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ) is a metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of Brahmaputra River, about 120 km (75 mi) north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center and educational hub of north-central Bangladesh. It is the administrative center of Mymensingh District and Mymensingh Division. As of 2022, Mymensingh City Corporation is the 7th largest city in terms of area and the 8th largest in terms of population in the country, with a population of 576,927 people.
The city was constituted by the British East India Company on 1 May 1787. According to Ministry of Public Administration, Mymensingh is ranked 4th in district status. The population density of Mymensingh city is 44,458/km2 (115,150/sq mi), making it the second most densely populated city in Bangladesh. Mymensingh attracts 25 percent of all the health tourists visiting Bangladesh. Mymensingh is an anglicization of the name Momen Singh, referring to a Muslim ruler called Shah Momin or Momin Singh, an ethnic Bengali Muslim ruler.[4] Its elevation is over 19 m above sea level, the highest of Bangladesh's major cities.[5] Mymensingh is close to Tura, a city in Meghalaya from the Gobrakura Land Port.
Mymensingh is associated with the Old Brahmaputra river, handcrafted duvets called Nakshikantha (Bengali: নকশীকাঁথা), and a rural ballad called Maimansingha Gitika. The cadet college established in Tangail in 1963 was called Momenshahi Cadet College.[6] The city is known for educational institutions.
^"Speech of Mayor on Special International Working Conference". Chittagong City Corporation. Archived from the original on 25 November 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^"National Volume 3: Urban Area Report" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2014. p. 72. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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