Area- Total area 2790.51 km2. In the North Madaripur, Shariatpur, Chandpur and Laksmipur and North patuakhali, Barguna, Jhalokati districts and on the South Bhola, Lakshmipur districts on the east, Jhalokati, Pirojpur and Gopalganj.

Population- Total 3, 28, 287 .Among them male 51.63 and women 48.37 percent.
Population Growth- -0.13%
Government- Barisal Municipality established 1876 and city corporation 2002 and the city granted 19 April 2000.
Religion - Muslims 89.30, Hindus 9.7%, Christians .98% and Buddhists 0.01%.
Language- Mainly Bangla but English is widely spoken.
Time zone- BST (UTC+6)
Postal Code-8200
Calling Code-0431
Website-Official Web Portal
Transportation -Road, air, water all are available to reach Barisal.
Currency-BDT (Bangladeshi Taka)

Education-Barisal is the home of education. There are many renowed educational institutions like- government medical college, Sher e Bangla medical college, (SBMC), a public university University of Barisal and a textile engineering college Shahid Abdur Rab Serniabat Textile Engineering College. Among them there are also some famous educational institutions like Barisal Cadet College, Govt. Syed Hatem Ali College, Govt. Barisal Women's College, Govt. Barisal College, Amrita Lal Dey College, Barisal Zilla School, Barisal Govt. Girls School, Barisal Model School and College etc.

Tourists Attractions- Durga sagar,Baitul Aman Jamme Masjid Complex, Oxford mission Church,30Goddown,Planet World, Mukijodha park, Narkel Bagan,Back water and Guava garden, Lakhutia Zamindar Bari, Korapur Miah Bari Masjid, Shan Math, Town hall, Kuakata, Baitulaman Mosque, Rakhaine Buddhist temple, Sher-e-Bangla Museum.

Notable Barisalese- A.K.Fazul Haque,Abdul Gaffar Choudhury,Altuf Mahmud, Abalal Bose, Kusumkumari Das etc.

National Public Holidays of Bangladesh in 2016

Day	Date	Holiday	Comments
Sunday	February 2	Language Martyrs' Day	International Mother Language Day
Thursday	March 17	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birthday	Father of Nation of Bangladesh
Saturday	March 26	Independence Day	Independence from Pakistan in 1971
Thursday	April 14	Bengali New Year	Festival marking the start of the Bengali year
Sunday	May 01	May Day	International Labour Day
Saturday	May 21	Buddha Purnima	Birth of Buddha. Observed on the day of the full moon in May
Monday	May 23	Shab e-Barat	Night of Records. Celebrated on the 15th Sha'aban
Friday	July 01	Jumatul Bidah	Last Friday of the month of Ramadan
Sunday	July 03	Night of Destiny	Celebrated on the 27th day of Ramadan
Tuesday	July 05	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
Wednesday	July 06	Eid ul-Fitr	End of Ramadan
Thursday	July 07	Eid ul-Fitr Holiday
Monday	August 15	National Mourning Day	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family were killed in 1975
Thursday	August 25	Janmashtami	Restricted Holiday. Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna
Sunday	September 11	Eid ul-Adha	Date varies on Lunar cycle
Monday	September 12	Eid ul-Adha Day 2	Date varies on Lunar cycle
Tuesday	September 13	Eid ul-Adha Day 3	Date varies on Lunar cycle
Tuesday	October 11	Durga Puja
Wednesday	October 12	Ashura	10th day of Muharram
Monday	December 12	Eid e-Milad-un Nabi
Friday	December 16	Victory Day	Commemorates the surrender of the Pakistani army to the Mukti Bahini
Sunday	December 25	Christmas Day