Panchagarh District

Panchagarh

পঞ্চগড়
Panchagarh পঞ্চগড়
District of Bangladesh
	Panchagarh District
	Clockwise from top-left: Mirzapur Shahi Mosque, Pathraj River, Bordeshwari Temple, China-Bangladesh Friendship Bridge in Debiganj, Ruins of Bhitargarh
	Location of Panchagarh District in Bangladesh
	Expandable map of Panchagarh District
	Coordinates: 26°12′N 88°20′E / 26.2°N 88.34°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Md Johirul Islam
Area
• Total	1,404.63 km2 (542.33 sq mi)
Population (2022 census)
• Total	1,179,843
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code	5000
HDI (2018)	0.614; medium · 7th of 21
Constituencys	Panchagarh-1; Panchagarh-2
Website	www.panchagarh.gov.bd

Panchagarh (Bengali pronunciation: [pɔntʃoɡɔɽ]; Bengali: পঞ্চগড়, Panchagaṛ 'five forts') is a district of the Rangpur division in Northern Bangladesh. Panchagarh is the northernmost district of Bangladesh. It lies between 26º00' and 26º38' north latitudes and between 88º19' and 88º49' east longitudes. It was established as a district on 1 February 1984.

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

[Banglapedia-1] Md Sherozzaman (2012). "Panchagarh District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2022census-prelim-2] Cite error: The named reference 2022census-prelim was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[GlobalDataLab-3] "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.

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