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Thakurgaon District
District of Bangladesh in Rangpur Division / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 6 thanas named Thakurgaon sadar, Baliadangi, Pirganj, Ranishankail, Haripur 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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Thakurgaon
ঠাকুরগাঁও | |
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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: 25.95°N 88.25°E / 25.95; 88.25 | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rangpur Division |
Government | |
• Deputy Commissioner | K.M. Kamaruzzaman Selim |
Area | |
• Total | 1,781.74 km2 (687.93 sq mi) |
Population (2022 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,533,894 |
• Density | 860/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 5100 |
HDI (2018) | 0.614[2] medium · 7th of 21 |
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