Natore

Natore
নাটোর
Natore is located in Bangladesh Rajshahi division
Natore
Natore
Natore is located in Bangladesh
Natore
Natore
Coordinates: 24°24′48″N 88°58′59″E / 24.41333°N 88.98306°E / 24.41333; 88.98306
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi
DistrictNatore
UpazilaNatore Sadar
Established1706 (318 years ago) (1706)
Municipality1869 (155 years ago) (1869)
Government
 • TypeMayor-Council
 • BodyNatore Municipality
 • MayorUma Chowdury Joly
Area
 • Total
39.84 km2 (15.38 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
147,000
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,600/sq mi)
DemonymNatoree
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code
6400
LanguagesStandard Bengali (Official)
PoliceBangladesh Police
AirportIshurdi Airport
Websitewww.natorepaurashava.org

Natore is a city ("town" in some sources) in western Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of the Natore District. Its current mayor is Uma Choudhary.[1] The Narod river is passing through the center of the city with pollution from upstream industrial developments flowing through.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Municipality information". www.natore.gov.bd. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. ^ Islam M. A., Q. H. Bari, and M. M. Rahman (2011) Effect of unplanned Industrialization on Urban Environment: A Case Study in Natore. In Proc. of Special Conf. on Urbanization, Traffic Jam and Environment. 8 January, BAPA, BEN, Dhaka, Bangladesh. p.
  3. ^ S.M. Nur-E-Alam, S.M. Moniruzzaman, S.M.A. Baten Characterization of selected industrial effluent and their effects on Narod river of Natore, Bangladesh. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2016), 12~14 February 2016, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh (2016)