Narail District
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Narail is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Khulna Division.
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[edit] Geography
Narail District (khulna division) with an area of 990.23 sq km, is bounded by magura district on the north, khulna district on the south, faridpur and gopalganj districts on the east, jessore district on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 37.1C, minimum 11.2C; annual rainfall 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 240439 Acre , Cultivable Area 176504 Acre, Fallow Land 25090 Acre, Area Under Forest 10 Acre, Area Irrigated 36208 Acre, Area Under River 8562 Acre
[edit] Subdivisions
Narail Sadar, Lohagara, Kalia
[edit] History
Administration Narail district was established in 1984. It consists of 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 43 mahallas, 3 upazilas, 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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[edit] Places of interest
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.
[edit] See also
| Divisions and Districts of Bangladesh |  |
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| Barisal Division: Barguna | Barisal | Bhola | Jhalkathi | 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 | Moulvibazar | Sunamganj | Sylhet |
