Faridpur District
Faridpur District
ফরিদপুর জেলা Fatehabad | |
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Clcokwise from top-left: Pathrail Mosque, Faridpur Judge Court, Faridpur Circuit House, Mathurapur Deul and Zamindar Shikdar Bari | |
Location of Faridpur District in Bangladesh | |
Expandable map of Faridpur District | |
| Coordinates: 23°30′N 89°50′E / 23.50°N 89.83°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Seat | Faridpur |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Molla |
| • District Council Chairman | Md. Lokman Mridha |
| • Chief Executive Officer | Md. Abdur Rashid |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,052.86 km2 (792.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 2,162,879 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Faridpuri, Foridpuira |
| Postal code | 7800 |
| Area code | 0631 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-15 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.596 medium · 11th of 21 |
| Website | www |
Faridpur District (Bengali: ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to the northeast. The district was named for its headquarters, the city of Faridpur, which itself was named for Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, a 13th-century Sufi saint. A separate district was created by severing Dhaka district in 1786 and was called Dacca Jelalpur. A municipality was established in 1869. Historically, the town was known as Fatehabad. It was also called Haveli Mahal Fatehabad.