Patuakhali District

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Patuakhali District is a coastal administrative region in southern Bangladesh known for its proximity to the Bay of Bengal and vulnerability to cyclones and tidal flooding.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
district
administrativeDivisionOf Barisal Division NERFINISHED
borders Barguna District NERFINISHED
Barisal District NERFINISHED
Bhola District NERFINISHED
Jhalokati District NERFINISHED
climateType tropical monsoon climate
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
governedBy Deputy Commissioner of Patuakhali NERFINISHED
hasCapital Patuakhali NERFINISHED
hasCoastalCharacteristic low-lying deltaic land
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
hasDisasterRisk coastal erosion
tropical cyclones
hasEconomicActivity fishing industry
rice cultivation
small-scale trade
hasISOCode BD-48 NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Bengali
hasLocalGovernmentType district council
hasMajorReligion Islam
hasNotableArea Kuakata NERFINISHED
hasPrimarySector agriculture
fisheries
hasRiverSystem Andharmanik River NERFINISHED
Lohalia River NERFINISHED
Payra River NERFINISHED
hasSeaFacingArea Kuakata Sea Beach NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType district
hasSubdivisions upazilas
hasTransportMode river transport
road transport
isCoastal true
isKnownFor agriculture
coastal tourism
fishing
isPartOf People's Republic of Bangladesh NERFINISHED
isPartOfRegion Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta NERFINISHED
isVulnerableTo cyclones
tidal flooding
locatedIn Barisal Division NERFINISHED
southern Bangladesh
locatedNear Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED
subjectTo riverine flooding
storm surges
timeZone Bangladesh Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +6

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Barisal Division hasDistrict Patuakhali District