Tangail (Bengali: টাঙ্গাইল জিলা) is a district (zila) in central region of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka division. The population of Tangail zila is about 3.2 million and its surface area is 3,414.39 km². The main town of Tangail District is the district town Tangail. It is surrounded by the several districts, such as Jamalpur district on the north, the Dhaka and Manikganj districts on the south, the Mymensingh and Gazipur districts on the east, and the Sirajganj district on the west. The main rivers that cross the Tangail district are the Jamuna, Dhaleshwari, Jhenai, BangshiThe subdivision of Tangail was established in 1870. It was turned into a district on December 1, 1969.[1]The district consists of 5 corporations, 8 municipalities, 72 wards, 211 mahallas, 103 union parishads and 2431 villages. Tangail is subdivided into 12 subdistricts (upazila/thana). The name of the upuzilas are: Tangail Sadar, Sakhipur, Basail, Madhupur, Ghatail, Kalihati, Nagarpur, Mirzapur, Gopalpur, Delduar, Bhuapur and Dhanbari, Lohajang, Langulia, Elongjani, Jugni, Fotikjani and the Turag.(juboraj)