Gaibandha District
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Key facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Division
- Rangpur Division
- Established
- 15 February 1984
- Deputy commissioner
- Mohammad Masudur Rahman Molla
- Total
- 2,114.77 km (816.52 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 27 m (89 ft)
- Density
- 1,175.73/km (3,045.1/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00 ( BST )
- Area code
- 0541
- Iso 3166 code
- BD-19
- Website
- www .gaibandha .gov .bd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Bangladesh
- Official name
- গাইবান্ধা জেলা
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Rangpur Division
- Capital
- Gaibandha
- Population
- 2562233
- Elevation
- 25
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Shares border with
- Jamalpur District
- Official website
- www.gaibandha.gov.bd
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- native label
- গাইবান্ধা জেলা
- inception
- 1984-00-00
- topic's main category
- Category:Gaibandha District
- Commons category
- Gaibandha District
- postal code
- 5700
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Encyclopedic overview
Gaibandha District (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা জেলা) is a district in northern Bangladesh, located within Rangpur Division. Covering an area of 2,179.27 square kilometers (841.42 sq mi), it had a population of 2,562,232 as of the 2022 census. The district's administrative headquarters and largest urban center is Gaibandha town. Originally established as a subdivision in 1875 under the name Bhabaniganj, it was renamed Gaibandha in the same year. On February 15, 1984, Gaibandha was officially upgraded to district status. The district is known for its agricultural production, particularly rice, jute, and vegetables, and is situated at the confluence of several major rivers, including the Jamuna, Teesta, and Brahmaputra.
Etymology
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gaibandha District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.