Area : 1896.05 square kilometers.
Bounded by : Naogaon and Bogra districts on the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts on the south, Pabna
and Sirajganj districts on the east, Rajshahi district on the west.
Profile : Natore subdivision was established in 1845 under Rajshahi district and it was turned into a
district in 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 4 municipalities, 36 wards, 93 mahallas, 52 unions,
1272 mouzas and 1377 villages.
Upazilla/ Thana: Bagatipara Upazila, Baraigram Upazila, Gurudaspur Upazila, Lalpur Upazila, Natore Sadar
Upazila, Singra Upazila
History : Indigo resistance movements were held in this district during 1859 to 1860. During the War
of Liberation in 1971 a direct battle was fought between the Pak army and the freedom .
fighters on 29 March in which about 40 members of the Pak army including Major Aslam and
Capt Ishaq were killed.
Places to see: Natore Rajbari and Dighapatia Rajbari (Uttara Ganabhaban), Dayarampur Rajbari
(Bagatipara) and Budpara Kali Mandir (Lalpur).
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