Kurigram District

Kurigram
কুড়িগ্রাম
Kurigram District
Clockwise from top: Jamuna River, Ulipur Munshibari, Mekurtari Shahi Mosque at Rajarhat Upazila, Dharla Bridge
Location of Kurigram District in Bangladesh
Location of Kurigram District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Kurigram District
Coordinates: 25°45′N 89°40′E / 25.75°N 89.66°E / 25.75; 89.66
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
HeadquartersKurigram
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd Rezaul Karim[1]
Area
 • Total
2,245.04 km2 (866.81 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
2,329,160
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
5600
Area code0581
ISO 3166 codeBD-28
HDI (2018)0.591[3]
medium · 15th of 21
Websitekurigram.gov.bd

Kurigram District (Bengali: কুড়িগ্রাম) is a district of Bangladesh in the Rangpur Division. The district is located in northern Bangladesh along the country's border with India.[4] Under British rule, the area was organized as a mahakuma and was not established as a district until 1984.

  1. ^ "List of Deputy Commissioners". Pmis.mopa.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census-prelim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ Md Kamal Hossain (2012). "Kurigram District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.