Geography of Bangladesh

Geography of Bangladesh

Physical Map of Bangladesh

Location: Bangladesh is located in South Asia in the southern part of the continent of Asia. Bangladesh is an independent sovereign country. This country is  situated between 20 38’ North Latitude and between 88 01’ East longitude and 92 41’ East longitude. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the central part of Bangladesh.

Area:  The total area of Bangladesh is 1,47,570 square kilometers. According to Bangladesh statistical Bureau, 1996-97, the area under rivers is 9,405 square kilometers and that of the forest is 22,584 square kilometers. The total area of Bangladesh excluding rivers and forest is only 1,16,508 square kilometers. A huge area is rising slowly due to accretion in the coastal region to the south of Bangladesh. It is expected that with such accretion in the south, the total area of Bangladesh would increase.

Boundary: Bangladesh is surrounded by sea on one side by different states of India on other three sides. To the north of Bangladesh,there is West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Assam, to the east there is Assam and Tripura Mizoram and also Myanmar, and to the south the Bay of Bengal and to the west the state of West Bengal. The total length of the boundary of Bangladesh is about  4,712 kilometers of which about 3,715 kilometers is found to exist between Bangladesh and India, whereas, the coastal boundary extends for only 716 kilometers.

Map of Bangladesh

Physiography: The Physiography influences agriculture, industry, trade and commerce, transportation and communication system. The influence of Physiography in the economic development is immense. Bangladesh is one of the largest deltas of the world. The Padma, the Meghna and the Jamuna flowing from the west, north and southeast respectively have together formed this huge delta.

The plains are ideal for permanent settlement. The whole area of Bangladesh is a great plain, but there is little highland in Bangladesh. Bangladesh can be divided into three major physio-graphic divisions.

1.       The hills of the Tertiary Age.

2.       The Terraces of Pleistocene period

3.       The recent flood plains

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