Sherpur District
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Sherpur শেরপুর |
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| District | |
 Location of Sherpur in Bangladesh |
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| Coordinates: 25°00′N 90°00′E / 25.00°N 90.00°ECoordinates: 25°00′N 90°00′E / 25.00°N 90.00°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,364.67 km2 (526.90 sq mi) |
| Population (BBS census 2011) | |
| • Total | 1,358,325 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 2100 |
Sherpur (Bengali: শেরপুর জেলা, Sherpur Jela also Sherpur Zila) is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of Mymensingh Division. Sherpur district was formerly a sub-division of Jamalpur district. It was upgraded to a district on February 22, 1984. Sherpur city is located about 198 km (123.03 mi) north of Dhaka which is the capital of the country.
Sherpur district is bounded on the north by India, on the east by Mymensingh district, on the south and west by Jamalpur district.
Sherpur region was a part of the kingdom of the Kamarupa in the ancient time. During the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar this area was called "Dashkahania Baju". During the first part of the seventeenth century the Gazis of Bhawal occupied Dashkahania area from the descendants of Isa Khan. Doshkahania Pargana was named Sherpur after Sher Ali Gazi, the last jaghirdar of the Gazi dynasty. Fakir-Sannyasi Revolts were held against the East India Company and the local zamindars from the time of warren hastings to lord cornowalis; Tipu Shah, leader of the Fakir Movement, declared sovereignty in the area and established his capital at Gajripa. Peasant conferences were held in 1906, 1914 and 1917 at Kamarer Char of Sherpur under the leadership of Khos Muhammad Chowdhury. The communists revolted against the systems of Nankar, Tonk, Bhawali, Mahajani, Ijaradari during 1838-48 in Sherpur. In 1897 a devastating earth quack changed the course of the Brahmaputra towards the west and forced to merge it with the Jamuna; it also caused serious damages to many old buildings.
The annual average temperature of this district varies from maximum 33.3 °C to minimum 12 °C.The annual rainfall is 2174 mm.
The Old Brahmaputra, Mrigi, Malijee, Bhogai, Chellashali and Maharashi.
The district consists of 5 upazilas(sub-district), 52 unions, 458 mauzas, 695 villages, 4 paurashavas, 36 wards and 99 mahallas.The upazilas are:
Archaeological Heritage and Relics include: Madhutila Ecopark in Nalitabari, Ghagra Laskar Bari Mosque (1808), Baraduari Mosque at Garhjaripar, Garh Jaripar Fort (1486-91AD), Tomb of Darvish Jarip Shah, Tomb of Hazrat Shah Kamal (1644 AD), Tomb of Sher Ali Gazi, Mughal Mosque at Kasba, Maisaheba Mosque, and Residences of Nay Ani, Arai Ani and Pouney Tin Ani Zamindars.
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