Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH

Mymensingh is one of the districts of Dhaka division,Bangladesh, and is bordered on the north by Meghalaya state ofIndia and Garo Hills, on the south by Gazipur district, on the east by districts of Netrokona andKishoreganj, and on the west by districts of Sherpur, Jamalpur andTangail. Mymensingh town is the district headquarters. The district  with several small valleys between high forests. The temperature anges from 12 to 33 °C, and the annual rainfall averages 2,174 mm. In fact, Iswarganj is a small upozilla other upozillas some are at the foot of Garo hills of Meghalaya, some are Chars founded on the bed of the Old Brahmaputra River and also some ancient forests of mainly a single wood tree as it is named SHAL Forest.

Area: 4, 394. 57  km 2 (1, 696. 75  sq mi)

Upazilas:  Bhaluka, Trishal, Haluaghat, Muktagachha, Dhobaura, Fulbaria, Gaffargaon, Gauripur, Ishwarganj, Mymensingh Sadar, Nandail, Phulpur, Tarakanda.

Places:  The Madhupur jungle is a slightly elevated tract, extending from the north of Dhaka district into the heart of Mymensingh; its average height is about 60 ft above the level of the surrounding country, and it nowhere exceeds 100 ft. The jungle contains abundance of sal, valuable both as timber and charcoal. The main benefits of sal is that it can absorb carbon more than any other native trees, so it helps mitigate the severe pollution of Dhaka city. The only other elevated tract in the district is on the northern border, where the Susang Durgapur situated in Netrokona district (part of Greater Mymensingh). Actually the Haluaghat upozilla of Mymensingh is border with India and Garo hills of Meghalaya. They are for the most part covered with thick thorny jungle, but in parts are barren and rocky.

         The Jamuna forms the western boundary of Mymensingh for a course of 94 m. It is navigable for large boats throughout the year; and during the rainy season it expands in many places to 5–6 m in breadth. The Brahmaputra enters Mymensingh at its north-western corner near Karaibari, and flows south-east and south until it joins the Meghna a little below Bhairab Bazar. The gradual formation of chars and bars of sand in the upper part of its course has diverted the main volume of water into the present channel of the Jamuna, which has in consequence become of much more importance than the Brahmaputra proper. The Meghna only flows for a short distance through the south-east portion of the district, the eastern and south-eastern parts of which abound in marshes.