Nageshwari Upazila
Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E
Nageswari
নাগেশ্বরী | |
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Upazila | |
  Nageswari Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 25°58.8′N 89°42.5′E / 25.9800°N 89.7083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Kurigram District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 415.8 km2 (160.5 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 279,775 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5660 |
| Website | Official Map of Nageshwari |
Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh[1] located at 25°58′45″N 89°42′30″E / 25.9792°N 89.7083°E.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nageshwari has a population of 279775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Nageshwari Upazila is divided into Nageshwari Municipality and 14 union parishads: Bamondanga, Berubari, Bhitorbond, Bollobherkhas, Hasnabad, Kachakata, Kaligonj, Kedar, Narayanpur, Newyashi, Noonkhawa, Raigonj, Ramkhana, and Sontaspur. The union parishads are subdivided into 79 mauzas and 350 villages.[3]
Nageshwari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 81 mahallas.[3]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Harchandra Barman (2012), "Nageshwari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazila/Thana: |  | |
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| Upazilas of the Rangpur Division | ||
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District | ||
| Kurigram District | ||
| Lalmonirhat District | ||
| Nilphamari District | ||
| Panchagarh District | ||
| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District | ||
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