Adamdighi Upazila

Adamdighi
আদমদিঘী
Upazila
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Shantahar Peaking Power Plant
Location of Adamdighi
Coordinates: 24°49′N 89°2′E / 24.817°N 89.033°E / 24.817; 89.033
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictBogra
Area
[1]
 • Total168.83 km2 (65.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total206,797
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5890[3]
Websiteadamdighi.bogra.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Adamdighi Upazila (Bengali: আদমদিঘী উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Adamdighi Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[4] It is named after its administrative center, the town of Adamdighi. Local legend has it that its name came from a Muslim saint, Baba Adam, who visited and dug a dighi (tank) for water storage.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference census2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ Md Rezaul Karim (2012), "Adamdighi Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  5. ^ Bari, Latiful (1979). Bangladesh District Gazetteers: Bogra. Dacca: Bangladesh Government Press. p. 315. OCLC 708216.