Jaipurhat District
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| Joypurhat District | |
  Joypurhat
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| Division_name | Rajshahi Division |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 965.44 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
844,818 - 875.06/km² - 19.8% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Joypurhat District | |
Jaipurhat is a district in Northern Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rajshahi Division.
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[edit] Subdivisions
Joipurhat has 5 subdivisions {[upazillas]}:
- Akkelpur
- Joipurhat
- Kalai
- Khetlal
- Panchbibi
[edit] Economy
Jaipurhat's economy is mainly based on seasonal crops like onions etc. It also produces a huge amount of sugarcane and it holds the country's largest sugar-mill.
[edit] Places of interest
jamalganj is situated 10 KM(approx)south west of Jaipurhat. And PAHAR PUR(Buddhist Bihar), largely known as SOMEPUR BIHAR, is situated just 6 KM(approx)north-west of Jamalganj which is symbol of our past legacy of our knowledge on philosophy, architecture, arts and sculptures. Thousands of tourist visit from everywhere in the world. Jamalganj is mainly famous for its long traditional bazaar (in English market) fore surrounded places. It's very famous for agricultural products like banana, paddy, rice, wheat, potato and many more. Also famous for its mine like coal (bituminous) and cement.
[edit] See also
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