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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Patuakhali District canonical 7
Patuakhali 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative region
district
administrativeDivisionOf Barisal Division
borders Barguna District
Barisal District
linked to: Barisal

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

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Barisal Division hasDistrict Patuakhali District
Southern Bangladesh includesDistrict Patuakhali District
Barguna District borders Patuakhali District
Barisal River Port connectsTo Patuakhali
linked to: Patuakhali District
Payra River flowsThrough Patuakhali District