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| native_name = টাঙ্গাইল
| native_name_lang = bn
| official_name =
| type = [[Districts of Bangladesh|District]] of [[Bangladesh]]
| image_skyline = {{Photomontage
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|photo3a = A vast canopy coverage on the Madhupr National Forest.jpg
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| imagesize =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = [[201 Dome Mosque]], [[Pakutia Union|Pakutia]] Zamindar Bari, [[Atia Mosque]], [[Madhupur National Park]], [[Hemnagar Union|Hemnagar]] Zamindar Bari
| image_flag =
| image_seal =
| image_shield =
| nickname =
| nicknames =
| motto =
| mottoes =
| image_map = BD Tangail District locator map.svg
| map_caption = Location of Tangail District in Bangladesh
| image_map1 = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=y|type=shape-inverse|id=|frame-width=200|frame-height=220|stroke-width=1|zoom=8|frame-align=center|frame-lat=|frame-long=|title=Tangail District}}
| map_caption1 = Expandable map of Tangail District
| pushpin_map =
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Tangail in Bangladesh
| coordinates = {{coord|24.30|90.00|region:BD|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]]
| established_title =
| established_date = 1 December 1969
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Tangail]]
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Deputy Commissioner (Bangladesh)|Deputy Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Jashim Uddin Haider
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 3414.28
| area_metro_km2 = 29.52
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2022census" />
| population_total = 4037608
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| population_rank = 5th in Bangladesh
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_demonyms =
| population_note =
| timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
| utc_offset1 = +06:00
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| postal_code = 1900
| website = {{URL|tangail.gov.bd}}
| footnotes =
| area_code = 0921
| iso_code = BD-63
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2018)
| blank_info_sec1 = 0.574<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web |url=https://hdi.globaldatalab.org/areadata/shdi/ |title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab |website=hdi.globaldatalab.org |language=en |access-date=2020-03-18}}</ref><br />{{color|#fc0|medium}} · [[List of regions of Bangladesh by Human Development Index|18th of 21]]
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| blank_info_sec2 =
}}
'''Tangail''' ({{langx|bn|টাঙ্গাইল জেলা|Ṭāṅgāila Jēlā}}) is a district (''zila'') in the central region of [[Bangladesh]]. In 1969, Tangail [[mahakuma]] was separated from [[Mymensingh District|Mymensingh district]], and a district of the same name as the mahakuma's was created.
==History==
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According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022 Census of Bangladesh]], Tangail District had 1,061,746 households and a population of 4,037,608 with an average 3.75 people per household. Among the population, 696,537 (17.25%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 1,188 people per km<sup>2</sup>. Tangail District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 69.75%, compared to the national average of 74.80%, and a sex ratio of 1075 females per 1000 males. Approximately, 22.60% of the population lived in urban areas. Ethnic population was 23,708 (0.59%), of which 12,610 were [[Garo people|Garo]], 5,219 [[Rajbanshi people|Barman]] and 4,845 [[Koch people|Koch]].<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2023-11-20-05-20-e6676a7993679bfd72a663e39ef0cca7.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 National Report |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |date=November 2023 |isbn= |volume=1 |pages=}}</ref>
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Tangail District (2022)<ref name="2022census"/>
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+Religion in present-day Tangail District
! rowspan="2" |Religion
!
! colspan="2" |1981<ref name="census2011" />
!
! colspan="2" |2001<ref name="census2011"/>
! colspan="2" |2011<ref name="census2011"/>
! colspan="2" |2022<ref name="2022census" />
|-
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Islam]] [[File:Star_and_Crescent.svg|15x15px]]▼
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
!{{Abbr|Pop.|Population}}
!%
|-
|956,006
|73.83%
|2,212,613
|90.58%
|2,747,921
|91.52%
|3,042,937
|92.47%
|3,342,596
|92.72%
|3,762,822
|93.20%
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|336,081
|25.96%
|219,856
|9.00%
|236,106
|7.86%
|234,088
|7.11%
|246,237
|6.83%
|257,351
|6.37%
|-
|[[Christianity in Bangladesh|Christianity]] [[File:
|37
|0.00%
|7,328
|0.30%
|12,140
|0.40%
|12,820
|0.39%
|14,125
|0.39%
|15,191
|0.38%
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|2,679
|0.21%
|2,810Mymensingh
|0.12%
|3,739
|0.22%
|851
|0.03%
|2,125
|0.06%
|2,244
|0.05%
|-
!3,002,428
!100%
!3,290,696
!100%
!3,605,083
!100%
!4,037,608
!100%
|}
In 2011, Muslims made up 92.72% and 6.83% were Hindus. There is a small population of Christians near [[Madhupur National Park]], mainly [[Garo people|Garo]] tribals, while other ethnic communities: the [[Koch people|Koch]] and Barman, are mainly Hindu and animist.<ref name="census">{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population & Housing Census 2011 |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Tangail.pdf |access-date=6 July 2021}}</ref>
==
The total area of the zila is 3414.28 km<sup>2</sup> (1318.00 sq mi), of which 497.27 km<sup>2</sup> (192.00 sq mi) is forested. The zila lies between 24° 01′ and 24° 47′ north latitudes and between 89° 44′ and 90° 18′ east longitudes.
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Jamalpur district in the north, Dhaka district and Manikganj district in the south, Mymensingh district and Gazipur district in the east, Sirajganj district in the west.
== River system ==
{{main|List of rivers of Bangladesh}}
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| [[Mirzapur, Bangladesh|Mirzapur]] || 8.58 || 9 || 28,602
|-
| [[Nagarpur, Bangladesh|Nagarpur]] || 8.58 || 9 || 28,602
|-
| [[Dhanbari]] || 25.62 || 9 || 36,125
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== Notable people ==
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* [[P.C.Sorkar]], magician
* [[Rafiq Azad]], poet and literary personality
* [[Kh. Momota Hena Lovely]], Member of Jatiya Sangsad
* [[Abu Sayeed Chowdhury]], [[President of Bangladesh]]
* [[Mafizuddin Ahmed]], He served as the first
* [[Muhammad Abdul Bari]], physicist, former Secretary General [[Muslim Council of Britain]]
* [[Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani]], Islamic scholar and political leader
* [[Mohammad Abdur Razzaque|Dr. Abdur Razzak MP]], Agricultural Scientist, Minister of Agriculture(2019-), Food (
* [[Debapriya Bhattacharya]], economist
* [[Abul Hasan Chowdhury]], politician
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* [[Mahmudul Hasan (general)|Maj General (Rtd.) Mahmudul Hasan]], politician
* [[Ranadaprasad Saha]], businessman and philanthropist
* [[Fazlur Rahman Faruque]], politician and Ekushey Padak award recipients
==Members of tenth Jatiyo Sangsad (2014–present)==
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* [[Tangail-6]] Seat 135: [[Ahasanul Islam Titu]] from Awami League
* [[Tangail-7]] Seat 136: [[Md. Akabbar Hossain]] from Awami League; [[Abul-Kalam Azad Siddique]], former cabinet member of national parliament
* [[Tangail-8]] Seat 137: [[
==See also==
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