Bogra District: (rajshahi division) area 2898.25 sq km, located in between 24°32' and 25°07' north latitudes and in between 88°58' and 89°45' east longitudes. It is bounded by joypurhat and gaibandha district on the north, chalan beel,' natore and sirajganj district on the south, Jamuna river andjamalpur district on the east, part of Chalan Beel and naogaon and Natore district on the west.
Population: Total 3013056; male 1547341, female 1465715; Muslim 2819432, Hindu 191528, Buddhist 666, Christian 297 and others 1133.
Water bodies Main rivers: karatoya, jamuna, nagar, Bangali, ichamati. Notable beels are Betgari, Koigari, Subeel, Nuruler Beel, Poradaha Beel, Keshpathar, Kalidaha, Garai, Erulia, Dasukdaha, Sara, Gobarchapa, Ramchandrapur, Kokira, Bahuar Beel and Kachiar Beel.
Administration: Bogra town founded in 1850. Bogra municipality was established in 1884. Bogra district was established in 1821 consisting of 9 thanas, of which four from rajshahi district (adamdighi, Bogra, sherpur, Nawkhila), three from dinajpur district (Lalbazar, badalgachhi, khetlal), and two from Rangpur district (gobindaganj, dewanganj). Subsequently 9 thanas were excluded from the primary infrasture of the district; and greater Bogra district was formed including 7 new thanas. In 1983 Bogra district was divided into two districts, Bogra and Joypurhat.
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| Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. |
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