Panchagarh District

Panchagarh
পঞ্চগড়
District of Bangladesh
Panchagarh District
Clockwise from top-left:
Kangchenjunga Mountain from Tetulia,
Mirzapur Shahi Mosque, Banglabandha Zero Point and Tetulia Tea Garden
Location of Panchagarh District in Bangladesh
Location of Panchagarh District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Panchagarh District
Coordinates: 26°12′N 88°20′E / 26.2°N 88.34°E / 26.2; 88.34
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd Johirul Islam
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,495.70 km2 (577.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total
1,179,843
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
5000
Area code0568
ISO 3166 codeBD-52
HDI (2018)0.614[3]
medium · 7th of 21
ConstituencysPanchagarh-1
Panchagarh-2
Websitewww.panchagarh.gov.bd

Panchagarh (Bengali: পঞ্চগড়) is a district of the Rangpur division in Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' and 88º49' east longitudes. It was established as a district on 1 February 1984.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.