Phulbari (Bengali: ফুলবাড়ী) is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Phulbari
ফুলবাড়ী | |
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Upazila | |
Phulbari Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 25°57′N 89°34′E | |
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| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Kurigram District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 163.63 km2 (63.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 129,668 |
| • Density | 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Phulbari |
Phulbari is located at 25.9500°N 89.5667°E / 25.9500; 89.5667. It has 25236 households and total area 163.63 km2.
It is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Lalmonirhat town, and was separated from Lalmonirhat District by Dharla River. Lalmonirhat is connected by kulaghat-Sonaikazi river crossing on Dharla river.
It is 28 kilometres (17 mi) northwest of Kurigram town.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulbari has a population of 129,668. Males constitute 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 62,699. Phulbari has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Phulbari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baravita, Bhangamor, Kashipur, Nawdanga, Phulbari, and Shimulbari. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.[3]
The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District |
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| Kurigram District | ||
| Lalmonirhat District |
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| Nilphamari District |
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| Panchagarh District |
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| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District |
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