Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram
Phulbari
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Phulbari (Bengali: ফুলবাড়ী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Phulbari is located at 25°57′00″N 89°34′00″E / 25.9500°N 89.5667°E. It has 39,643 households and total area 156.61 km2.
It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lalmonirhat town, and was separated from Lalmonirhat District by Dharla River. Lalmonirhat is connected by kulaghat-Sonaikazi river crossing on Dharla river.
It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Kurigram town.
It is bounded by Nageshwari Upazila to the east, Kurigram Sadar and Rajarhat upazilas to the south, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila to the southwest and the Indian state of West Bengal to the north.[2]
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Administration
Phulbari Thana, formed in 1857, was turned into an upazila in 1984.[6]
Phulbari Upazila is divided into six
The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Mirza Md. Nasir Uddin (2012), "Phulbari Upazila (Kurigram District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
- ^ a b c "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kurigram" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kurigram district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Phulbari Upazila (Dinajpur District) - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.