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Mymensingh Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It has an area of 10,485 km² and a population of 11,370,000 as of the 2011 census. It was created in 2015 from districts previously comprising the northern part of Dhaka Division. Its headquarters are in Mymensingh city in Mymensingh District.HistoryThe Greater Mymensingh region was created as a Mymensingh district by the British Indian government in 1787. Later, it was reorganized in two phases into six districts - Mymensingh, Kishoreganj, Netrakona, Tangail, Jamalpur, and Sherpur.On 12 January 2015 prime minister Sheikh Hasina declared the establishment of a new Mymensingh Division. The intention was that this would carve six districts out of the Dhaka Division. However, while four of the districts were eager about the establishment of new division, people of Tangail and Kishorgonj Districts wanted to remain part of Dhaka Division. On 14 September 2015 Mymensingh was officially announced as a division consisting four districts.