Narsingdi District
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. 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.
Narsingdi
নরসিংদী | |
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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 | |
Expandable map of Narsingdi District | |
| Coordinates: 23.92°N 90.73°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| Headquarters | Narsingdi |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Syeda Farhana Kawnine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,150.14 km2 (444.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 2,584,452 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1600 |
| HDI (2018) | 0.668 medium · 7th of 20 |
| Website | narsingdi |
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