Narsingdi District

Norsingdi নরসিংদী
District
Location of Norsingdi in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°ECoordinates: BD 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
Area
• Total	1,140.76 km^2 (440.45 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	2,224,944
• Density	2,000/km^2 (5,100/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	1600

Narsingdi (Bengali: নরসিংদী Nôrshingdi) is a district in central Bangladesh.It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.^[1] The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north & north-east, by Brahmanbaria in the east & south-east, Comilla in the south & east-south, Narayanganj at south & south-west and by Gazipur in the west.

Subdivisions

There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district.

1. Belabo Upazila
2. Monohardi Upazila
3. Narsingdi Sadar Upazila
4. Palash Upazila
5. Raipura Upazila
6. Shibpur Upazila

Rivers

The Meghna, the Shitalakshya, the old Brahmaputra, Arial Kha, Haridhoa, Paharea are some of the main rivers that flow through this district.

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See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Dhaka Division

External links

• www.narsingdi.gov.bd

References

1. Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sarkar (2012). "Narsingdi District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.