Panchagarh District
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Panchagarh পঞ্চগড় |
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| District | |
 Location of Panchagarh in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates: 26°15′N 88°30′E / 26.25°N 88.50°ECoordinates: 26°15′N 88°30′E / 26.25°N 88.50°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rangpur Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,404.62 km2 (542.33 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 987,644 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 30.6% |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 5000 |
| Website | www |
Panchagarh (Bengali: পঞ্চগড়, Ponchogorh, means five forts) is a district of Rangpur division in the extreme northern part of Bangladesh with an area of 1404.62 square km, is bounded on three sides by 288 km long Indian border, having Darjeeling district on the north, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar Districts on the northeast, West Dinajpur District and Purnea district on the west. Dinajpur and Thakurgaon Districts on the south, Nilphamari District on the east. Its soil is sandy, alluvial and bears close affinity with the soil of the old Himalayan basin. On the northern part of the district there exists underground layer of pebbles. It is 150 feet (46 m) high from the sea level. Panchagarh has 16 rivers. Among them some main rivers are Karatoya, Atrai, Tista, Nagor, Mahananda, Tangon, Dahuk, Pathraj, Bhulli, Talma, Chawai, Kurum, Versa, Tirnoi, and Chilka.
The existence of five garhs (fortifications) has hitherto been traced, of which the most noted are Bhitargarh, Hosaingarh, Mirgarh, Rajangarh and Devengarh. Panchagarh is named after these five garh.But before panchagarh it was called "Pachagarh". But now people call it PG in short.
Panchagarh is the situated in the north side of Bangladesh. It is 150 feet (46 m) high from the level.
Industry: Tea, Sugar, Rice mill, ice factory, garments factory, oil mill, and Saw mill.
Banglabandha land port is located in about 10 acres (40,000 m2) of acquired land at the north-western tip of Bangladesh in Tetulia under Panchagarh district on the Bangladesh-India highway.The port is situated 60 km from Panchagarh Town. The place is of international character and used for Nepal transit traffic passing through a small corridor of India. It is about 22 meter away from the Bangladesh-Indian borderline.
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