Gangachara Upazila

Gangachara
গঙ্গাচড়া
Bridge over the Teesta
Bridge over the Teesta
Location of Gangachara
Coordinates: 25°51′N 89°13′E / 25.850°N 89.217°E / 25.850; 89.217
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
DistrictRangpur
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanAlhaj Ruhul Amin
 • MP (Rangpur-1)Md Asaduzzaman Bablu
Area
 • Total269.67 km2 (104.12 sq mi)
Population
 • Total286,730
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5410[2]
Websitegangachara.rangpur.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Gangachara (Bengali: গংগাচড়া, romanizedGongachora) is the northernmost upazila of Bangladesh's Rangpur District, located in the Rangpur Division.[3]

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 403. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Abdus Sattar, Muhammad (2012). "Gangachara Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 5 November 2024.