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Narail District
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| Narail District | |
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| Division_name | Khulna Division |
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| Area | 990.23 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
689,021 - 695.82/km² - 35.65% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Narail District | |
Narail is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.
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Narail District (Khulna Division) with an area of 990.23 km², is bounded by Magura District on the north, Khulna District on the south, Faridpur District and Gopalganj District on the east, and by Jessore District on the west. Annual average temperature is maximum 37.1C, minimum 11.2C; annual rainfall is 1467 mm. Main rivers are Madhumati, Nabaganga, Bhairab, Chitra and Kajla. There are many beels and baors most noted of which is Chachuri Beel.
Total Land Area 240,439-acre (973 km²) , Cultivable Area 176,504-acre (714 km²), Fallow Land 25,090-acre (102 km²), Area Under Forest 10 Acre, Area Irrigated 36,208-acre (147 km²), Area Under River 8,562-acre (35 km²)
Narail Sadar, Lohagara, Kalia The District of Narail or Narail Zilla in the Bangli has three upzillas: Narail, Kalia, and Lohagara. Narail Upzilla or Narail Sadar is the administrative and business center of Narail district where the offices of the Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent Police, Additional District Magistrate and other local government officials are located.
Administration Narail district was established in 1984. It consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 43 mahallas, 3 upazilas,4 Police Thana(Narail , Kalia, Lohagara and Naragathi) 37 union parishads, 445 mouzas and 649 villages. The upazilas are Narail Sadar, Kalia and Lohagara. Municipalities are Narail Sadar and Kalia.
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Archaeological heritage and relics Mosque at Village Goalbathan (1654), Kadamtala Mosque, Ghazir Dargah at Naldi, homestead of Raja Keshab Roy at Wazirpur, Radha Govinda Mandir at Jorbangla (eighteenth century), Kalibari at Lakshmipasha, Math at Baradia of Nihinathtala.
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| Barisāl Division | Barguna · Barisal · Bhola · Jhalokati · Patuakhali · Pirojpur |  |
| Chittagong Division | Bandarban · Brahmanbaria · Chandpur · Chittagong · Comilla · Cox's Bazar · Feni · Khagrachari · Lakshmipur · Noakhali · Rangamati | |
| Dhaka Division | Dhaka · Faridpur · Gazipur · Gopalganj · Jamalpur · Kishoreganj · Madaripur · Manikganj · Munshiganj · Mymensingh · Narayanganj · Narsingdi · Netrakona · Rajbari · Shariatpur · Sherpur · Tangail | |
| Khulna Division | Bagerhat · Chuadanga · Jessore · Jhenaidah · Khulna · Kushtia · Magura · Meherpur · Narail · Satkhira | |
| Rajshahi Division | Bogra · Dinajpur · Gaibandha · Jaipurhat · Kurigram · Lalmonirhat · Naogaon · Natore · Nawabganj · Nilphamari · Pabna · Panchagarh · Rajshahi · Rangpur · Sirajganj · Thakurgaon | |
| Sylhet Division | Habiganj · Maulvibazar · Sunamganj · Sylhet | |
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