Settlement Type: | City and Municipality |
Official Name: | Jamalpur |
Native Name: | জামালপুর |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Mymensingh division#Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 24.925°N 89.943°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Mymensingh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jamalpur |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Jamalpur Sadar |
Government Type: | Mayor–Council |
Governing Body: | Jamalpur Municipal Corporation |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Established Title2: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 55.2 |
Population Total: | 142,764 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Timezone: | Bangladesh Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Blank Name: | National Dialing Code |
Blank Info: | +880 |
Blank1 Name: | Local Dialing Code |
Jamalpur is a town and district headquarter of Jamalpur District in the division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. It lies along the bank of the Old Brahmaputra river.
The previous name of Jamalpur was Singhjani. It was renamed for Hazrat Shah Jamal, who came from Yemen during the time of Akbar to spread Islam in the region and whose shrine is in the city.
As of 2011 Jamalpur Paurashava had 33,845 households and a population of 142,764. 28,743 (20.13%) were under 10 years of age. Jamalpur has a literacy rate of 62.14% and a sex ratio of 999 females per 1000 males.[1]