[5] The district covers an area of 4363.48 km2, with several small valleys between high forests.

The part of the district southwest of the Old Brahmaputra consists largely of the Madhupur tract which has comparatively elevated and harder soil.

The northernmost part of the district, namely the part corresponding roughly to Haluaghat and Dhobaura upazilas, is mostly coarser sand with a tiny portion of the foothills of the Garo Hills, comprising Dihing and Dupi tila formations, along the Indian border.

[7] The area of Greater Mymensingh, the north front line is just at the foot of Garo hills of Meghalaya of India, the south this area excludes Gazipur District, the east ends in the rich watery land of Bangladesh as native calls 'Haor', the west ends in the ancient single wood forest (e.g. Muktagacha, Fulbaria and Bhaluka upazilas) and the Chars of Jamalpur District sided north-west of Mymensingh district.

Haluaghat upazila in Mymensingh borders India and the Garo Hills of Meghalaya.

Mymensingh district has several rivers and numerous smaller khals and beels.

After about hundred years, a port city of sea vessels from England lost its status as the river became a seasonal flow.

Some former residences of colonial officials along the side of the river in the city are nowadays government buildings.

[8] During the late 15th and early 16th centuries, many families which would later become prominent zamindars arrived in the region and were granted ownership of lands by the Bengal Sultans.

In the early 16th century, most of the district was under the control of the Baro-Bhuiyans, specifically Isa Khan.

The district was acquired by the East India Company with the Dewani Grant from the Mughal Emperor in 1765.

After the 1770 Famine, the Fakir-Sannyasi rebellion took place, where armed Fakirs and Sanyasis fought against the colonial power and the Zamindars, who at the time were still largely independent.

[8] Furthermore, starting in the 1780s, the Brahmaputra began to shift back to its old channel in the Jamuna, which led to a decrease in agricultural output in the region.

The Pagalpanthis were a syncretic group who combined Hinduism, Islam and local folk religion and also resisted the oppression of the Zamindars.

In 1830, Parganas Sarail, Daudpur, Haripur, Bejra, and Satarakhandal, were transferred to Tippera for Public convenience.

Mymensingh City, earlier known as Nasirabad or Momenshahi, is on the west bank of Old Brahmaputra River.

[citation needed] Zainul Udyan beside the river Brahmaputra, Circuit House Park, Botanical Garden, BAU, Shoshi Lodge are the places visited in the city.

Mymensingh District had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 70.89%, compared to the national average of 74.7%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males.