Rajbari District

Rajbari District
রাজবাড়ি জেলা
District

Location of Rajbari District in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 23°42′N 89°30′E / 23.70°N 89.50°E / 23.70; 89.50Coordinates: BD 23°42′N 89°30′E / 23.70°N 89.50°E / 23.70; 89.50
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
Government
 • Member of Parliament (Rajbari 1) Kazi Keramat Ali (Bangladesh Awami League)
 • Member of parliament.

kamrun nahar chowdhury member of parliament.

Mayor= Mohammad Ali chowdhury		 Zillul Hakim
Area
 • Total 1,118.8 km2 (432.0 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
 • Total 1,049,778
 • Density 940/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Literacy rate
 • Total 39.81%[1]
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 77000077
Website www.rajbari.gov.bd

Rajbari (Bengali: রাজবাড়ি জেলা, Rajbari Jela also Rajbari Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh.[1][2] It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It was named by the renowned ruler Raja Surjo Kumar Guha Roy. He established his palace or rajbari in this district.

Administration

Upazilas

There are 5 upazilas in this district.[2] They are:

  1. Baliakandi Upazila
  2. Goalandaghat Upazila
  3. Pangsha Upazila
  4. Kalukhali Upazila
  5. Rajbari Sadar Upazila

Geography and climate

Annual average temperature of this district is maximum 35.8 °C and minimum 12.6 °C. Annual rainfall is 2105 mm.

Major rivers

Notable people

Notable people from Rajbari district are following:

Places of interest

Podamdi and Kurshi are also a remarkable place for Nawaabs which was originally the subedar (provincial governor) or viceroy of a subah (province) or region of the Mughal empire. It became a high title for Muslim nobles).

Rajbari is a district of natural beauty. Famous dighi (a kind of water body) Kallyan Dighi situated in Baliakandi of Islampur union. Rajbari is situated by the bank of Padma River.


References

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  1. 1 2 Md. Shariful Islam (2012). "Rajbari District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. 1 2 "Rajbari District Information". Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  3. ↑ AL men appointed administrators

See also

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