Thakurgaon
ঠাকুরগাঁও | |
|---|---|
| Thakurgaon District | |
     Clockwise from top-left: Balia Mosque, Haripur Rajbari, Dholpur Temple, Gondor River, Jamalpur Jamia Masjid | |
 Location of Thakurgaon District in Bangladesh | |
 Expandable map of Thakurgaon District | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′N 88°15′E / 25.95°N 88.25°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | K.M. Kamaruzzaman Selim |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,781.74 km2 (687.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,533,895 |
| • Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5100 |
| Area code | 0561 |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-64 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.614[2] medium · 7th of 21 |
Thakurgaon (Bengali: ঠাকুরগাঁও জেলা, Thakurgaon Jela also Thakurgaon Zila) is a district in northwestern Bangladesh. It is part of the Rangpur Division and borders India to the west.[3] It was established as a mahakuma in 1860 consisting of 7 thanas named Thakurgaon sadar, Baliadangi, Pirganj, Ranishankail, Haripur,bhulli and Ruhia. In 1947, it was re-established as a mahakuma including 3 thanas of Jalpaiguri and a thana of kochbihar of India. In 1981, Atoari was included in the new Panchagarh district and the area was shrunk in just 5 thanas. It was established as a district on 1 February 1984.[4]
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2022census-prelimwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012). "Thakurgaon District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "History of Thakurgaon". Bangladesh national portal.