Lalmonirhat District

Lalmonirhat
লালমনিরহাট
Clockwise from top-left: Lost Mosque, Tin Bigha Corridor, Field in Dahagram Union, Teesta Barrage, Kakina Zamindar Bari
Location of Lalmonirhat District in Bangladesh
Location of Lalmonirhat District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Lalmonirhat District
Coordinates: 26°00′N 89°15′E / 26.00°N 89.25°E / 26.00; 89.25
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur
HeadquartersLalmonirhat
Area
 • Total
1,247.37 km2 (481.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,428,406
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
5500
Area code0591
ISO 3166 codeBD-32

Lalmonirhat (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট জেলা, Lalmonirhat Jela also Lalmonirhat Zila) is a District, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division.[2] Lalmonirhat mahakuma was established as a district on 1 February 1984. It lies north of Kochbihar and Jalpaiguri of West Bengal, south of Rangpur, east of Kurigram and Kochbihar and west of Rangpur and Nilphamari District. The international border line of Lalmonirhat district is 281.6 km long.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census-prelim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Tanzimul Nayan (2012). "Lalmonirhat District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.