Rangpur Division
Rangpur is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It was established in 2010, covers 16,185 km², and contains 8 districts with a combined population of about 17.61 M.
Districts of Rangpur Division
All 8, with what each is known for.
Rangpur
Tajhat Palace, hariwal, tobacco belt
Tobacco cultivation and increasingly diversified agriculture and small industry.
2,401 km² 3.2 MDinajpur
Kantajew Temple, Ramsagar Lake, litchi
Litchi and rice cultivation - among the country's top rice-producing districts - plus agro-processing industries.
3,438 km² 3.2 MGaibandha
Friendship Centre, Brahmaputra chars
Char-land agriculture and jute cultivation, alongside NGO-supported community health and ferry services on the Brahmaputra chars.
2,179 km² 2.6 MKurigram
Chilmari port, river chars, Dharla river
Char-land agriculture, river trade through Chilmari port, and tobacco cultivation.
2,245 km² 2.2 MLalmonirhat
Burimari land port, Tin Bigha corridor
Border trade through Burimari land port, tobacco and rice cultivation.
1,247 km² 1.45 MNilphamari
Saidpur railway workshop, Nilsagar
Railway engineering at the Saidpur workshop, rice cultivation, and Teesta-fed irrigation.
1,547 km² 2 MPanchagarh
Northernmost point, Kanchenjunga view, Tetulia tea
Tea cultivation at Tetulia, and stone collection from riverbeds near the Himalayan foothills.
1,405 km² 1.1 MThakurgaon
Jamalpur Zamindar mosque, Baliadangi mango tree
One of the country's highest-yield rice-growing districts, plus mango orchards.
1,810 km² 1.5 M