Barguna District

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Barguna District is a coastal administrative region in southern Bangladesh known for its location along the Bay of Bengal and vulnerability to cyclones and flooding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
district
administrativeDivisionOf Bangladesh NERFINISHED
borders Bagerhat District NERFINISHED
Barisal District NERFINISHED
Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
Jhalokati District NERFINISHED
Patuakhali District NERFINISHED
Pirojpur District NERFINISHED
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
hasCallingCode 0431
hasClimate tropical monsoon climate
hasCoastline true
hasCrop jute
pulse crops
rice
hasHeadquarters Barguna NERFINISHED
hasLocalGovernmentType district council
hasMainEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing
forestry
hasMajorRiver Bishkhali River NERFINISHED
Burishwar River NERFINISHED
Payra River NERFINISHED
hasNaturalResource fish
timber
hasPostalCodePrefix 8700
hasSettlementType district
hasSubdivisions upazilas
hasUpazila Amtali Upazila NERFINISHED
Bamna Upazila NERFINISHED
Barguna Upazila NERFINISHED
Betagi Upazila NERFINISHED
Patharghata Upazila NERFINISHED
Taltali Upazila NERFINISHED
isCoastal true
isProneTo river erosion
storm surges
isVulnerableTo cyclones
flooding
languageSpoken Bengali
locatedBy Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
locatedIn Barisal Division NERFINISHED
southern Bangladesh
officialLanguage Bengali NERFINISHED
partOfRegion Ganges Delta NERFINISHED
timeZone Bangladesh Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +6

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Barisal Division hasDistrict Barguna District