Rajshahi District

Rajshahi District
রাজশাহী জেলা
Rajshahi District
Clockwise from top-left: Aerial view of Rajshahi, Kismat Maria Mosque, Rajshahi College, Padma River near Rajshahi, Puthia Rajbari
Location of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh
Location of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Rajshahi District
Coordinates: 24°24′N 88°30′E / 24.40°N 88.50°E / 24.40; 88.50
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRajshahi Division
HeadquartersRajshahi
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerAbdul Jalil
 • District Council ChairmanMuhammad Ali Sarkar [1]
 • Chief Executive OfficerA. B. M. Sharif Uddin
Area
 • Total2,425.37 km2 (936.44 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,915,009
 • Density1,208/km2 (3,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
6000
Area code0721
ISO 3166 codeBD-54
HDI (2019)0.642[3]
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Websiterajshahi.gov.bd

Rajshahi District (Bengali: রাজশাহী জেলা) is a district in mid-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.[4] The metropolitan city of Rajshahi is in Rajshahi District.

  1. ^ "Chairman-Institute of Business Administration".
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ Mahbubar Rahman, Md. (2012). "Rajshahi District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.