Kishoreganj District (DHAKA division) with an area of 2688.59 sq km, is bounded by NETROKONA and MYMENSINGH districts on the north, NARSINGDI district on the southwest and BRAHMANBARIA district on the southeast, SUNAMGANJ and HABIGANJ districts on the east, GAZIPUR and Mymensingh districts on the west.. Main rivers are OLD BRAHMAPUTRA, MEGHNA, Kalni, Dhanu, Ghorautra, Baurii, Narasunda; main depressions: Humaipur (Bajitpur), Somai (Nikli), Barir (Mithamain), Surma Baula (Nikli), and Tallar Haors (Nikli-Bajitpur-Austagram).
There were a landlord named “Brozkishore Pramanik/ Nondo Kishore Pramanik” in Kishoregonj. By taking a part of name like “Kishore” and his built Haat or Baazar which Bengali meaning is “gonj” the name of Kishoregonj was created.
Administration Kishoreganj district was established in 1984; earlier it was a subdivision under the Mymensingh district. The subdivision was established in 1860. The district consists of 08 municipalities, 39 wards, 145 mahallas, 13 upazilas, 108 union parishads, 946 mouzas and 1725 villages. The upazilas are AUSTAGRAM, BAJITPUR, BHAIRAB, HOSSAINPUR, ITNA, KARIMGANJ, KATIADI, KISHOREGANJ SADAR, KULIARCHAR, MITHAMAIN, NIKLI, PAKUNDIA and TARAIL; municipalities are Kishoreganj Sadar, Bajitpur, Bhairab, Kuliarchar, pakundia, Katiadi,Karimganj & Hossainpur.

Kishoreganj (Town) consists of 9 wards and 56 mahallas. Kishoreganj municipality was established in 1869. The area of the town is 19.57 sq km. It has a population of 77165; male 52.51%, female 47.49%. The density of population is 3943 per sq km. Literacy rate among the town people is 59%. It has two dakbungalows.

Celebrities & Personalities of Kishorgonj:

The first poetess of Bangla Poetry named “Chondraboti” was borne at Kishoregonj. Some famous people like Moharaz Toilokkonath, Barrister Vupesh Gupto, Nogen Sarker, Bibren Chakraborti, Jamiat Ali, Wali Newaz Khan, Rebti Barman was borne kishoregonj.
Some other great people who have brighten Kishoregonj district by their educational & cultural light. These are – Nirud Chandra Chowdury, Upendro Kishore Roy Chowdhury, Sukumar Roy, Shilpacharzo Joinul Abedin, Said Nazrul Islam, Dr. Osman Gani, Sukumar Nondi, Hami Uddin Ahmed ( Khan), Advocate Abdul Hamid, Zillur Rahmanm Ketharnath Majumder, Anondomohon Basu, Shamim Ara Nipa, Elias Kanchon, Rizia Parvin & Industrialist Johurul Islam.