Narsingdi District

Narsingdi
নরসিংদী
Clockwise from top-left: Skyline of Narsingdi, Parulia Shahi Mosque, Bridge at Narsingdi, Wari-Bateshwar ruins, Swamp in Raipura Upazila, Lakkan Sahar Zamindar bari
Location of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh
Location of Narsingdi District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Narsingdi District
Coordinates: 23°55′N 90°44′E / 23.92°N 90.73°E / 23.92; 90.73
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
HeadquartersNarsingdi
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerSyeda Farhana Kawnine
Area
 • Total1,150.14 km2 (444.07 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,584,452
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
1600
HDI (2018)0.668[2]
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Websitenarsingdi.gov.bd

Narsingdi District (Bengali: নরসিংদী জেলা) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is located 50 km north-east of Dhaka, the Bangladeshi capital. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.[3] The district is famous for its textile craft industry. Narsingdi is bordered by Kishoreganj in the north and north-east, Brahmanbaria in the east and south-east, Narayanganj in the south and south-west and Gazipur in the west.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  3. ^ Md. Mosharraf Hossain Sarkar (2012). "Narsingdi District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

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