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Dinajpur District
Dinajpur
Division_name	Rajshahi Division
Coordinates	25.63° N 88.65° E
Area	3,437.98 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density  - Literacy rate	2,617,942  - 761.48/km²  - 27.4%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Dinajpur District

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Geography

Dinajpur is bounded by Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts in the north, Gaibandha and Joypurhat districts in the south, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts in the east, and the state of West Bengal, India in the west. The total area of the district is 3437.98 square kilometres.^[1] Annual average highest temperature 33.5 °C and lowest 10.5 °C; annual rainfall 2536 mm. Main rivers are Dhepa, Punarbhaba, Kanchan and Atrai. Thakurgaon is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Panchagarh is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Gaibandha is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Jaipurhat is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Nilphamari is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... Rangpur is a district in Northern Bangladesh. ... , West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchimbôŋgo) is a state in eastern India. ... The Dhepa is a small river in northern Bangladesh. ... The Punarbhaba is a river of Bangladesh, of total length about 160 km and a width of 3-8 km. ... Atrai river flows in northern parts of Bangladesh. ...

Subdivisions

Sub-districts or Upazilas are Birampur Upazila, Birganj, Biral Upazila, Bochaganj Upazila, Chirirbandar Upazila, Phulbari Upazila, Ghoraghat Upazila, Hakimpur Upazila, Kaharole Upazila, Khansama Upazila, Dinajpur Sadar Upazila, Nawabganj, Parbatipur Upazila. Birampur (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Birganj (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Biral (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Bochaganj (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Chirirbandar (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Phulbari (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Ghoraghat (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Hakimpur (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Kaharole (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Khansama (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Dinajpur Sadar (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Nawabganj (Bengali: ) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ... Parbatipur (Bengali: ) is an Upazila (subdistrict) of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. ...

Population statistics

• Total Population is 2617942. Among them male 51.12%, female 48.88%.
• Muslim 76.65%, Hindu 20.58%, Christian 0.80%, Buddhist 0.11% and others 1.86%.
• Ethnic nationals: the Santal and Oraon.
• Average literacy 27.4%; male 34.7% female 19.5%.
• Main occupations Agriculture 42.85%, agricultural labourer 29.19%, wage labourer 2.48%, commerce 10.2%, transport 1.67%, service 5.58%, others 8.03%.
• Land control Landless 40%, small farmers 30%, medium farmers 25%, large farmers 5%; per capita cultivable land 500 square metres.

History

Dinajpur was once a part of the ancient state of Pundrabardhwan. The British administrative control in Dinajpur was established in 1793. At the time of Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of greater Dinajpur district was included in West Bengal and it was named West Dinajpur. People of the district took part in the Tebhaga Movement and also had significant contribution in the War of Liberation.[1]

Archaeology

Kantaji Temple, Rajbari, Dinajpur Museum, ramsagar tank and the tombs of Chehel Gazi and Gora Shahid, Sitar Kuthuri, Habra Zamindar Bari, Gour Gabindha, Baraduari, Shingha Darwaza Palace, nayabad mosque, Aowkar Mosque. Kantaji Temple is a late medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. ...

Economy

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Places of interest

Shopnopuri amusement park

• Shopnopuri artificial amusement park
• Ramsagar
• Hili Land Port
• K. T Complex

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Fruits

Mango, banana, jackfruit, litchi, blackberry, coconut. Species About 35 species, including: Mangifera altissima Mangifera applanata Mangifera caesia Mangifera camptosperma Mangifera casturi Mangifera decandra Mangifera foetida Mangifera gedebe Mangifera griffithii Mangifera indica Mangifera kemanga Mangifera laurina Mangifera longipes Mangifera macrocarpa Mangifera mekongensis Mangifera odorata Mangifera pajang Mangifera pentandra Mangifera persiciformis Mangifera quadrifida Mangifera siamensis Mangifera similis Mangifera... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Lam. ... Binomial name Litchi chinensis Lychee (荔枝, in Pinyin lìzhī) (Litchi chinensis Sonn. ... This article is about the wireless e-mail device. ... For other uses, see Coconut (disambiguation). ...

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Rajshahi Division
• Ram Sagar,
• Kantaji Temple

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References

v • d • e Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
Barisāl Division	Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · Patuakhali · Pirojpur
Chittagong Division	Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati
Dhaka Division	Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail
Khulna Division	Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira
Rajshahi Division	Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon
Sylhet Division	Habiganj · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet