Narsingdi District
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| Narshingdi District | |
  Narshingdi
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| Division_name | Dhaka Division |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 1,140.76 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density - Literacy rate |
1,891,281 - 1,659/km² - 29.57% |
| Website: Banglapedia Article | |
| Maplink: Official Map of Narshingdi District | |
Narshingdi (Bengali: নরসিংদী)is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division, and is the only district in Bangladesh that does not depend solely on agriculture. The district is famous for its textile craft industry.
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[edit] Subdivisions
There are six upazilas, or subdivisions, in the Narsingdi district.
- Belabo Upazila
- Monohardi Upazila
- Narsingdi Sadar Upazila
- Palash Upazila
- Raipura Upazila, Narsingdi
- Shibpur Upazila
[edit] History
Narsingdi, which translates as "lion man", is named after an ancient king who was believed to be "lionlike."
[edit] Economy
Narsingdi is a densely industrial area, and is home to many textile mills. Narsingdi gas field is located in the Shibpur upazila under Narsingdi district adjacent to the Dhaka-Sylhet highway about 45 km away of northern most east direction from capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka. This field was discovered by Petrobangla in 1990. Total recoverable gas reserves of this field re-estimated by Hydrocarbon Unit is 215 billion cubic feet (6,100,000,000 m³). Commercial gas production was started in 1996 and till 31 August, 2006 total 66.304 billion cubic feet (1,877,500,000 m³) or 30.84 percent of gas reserves has been recovered.
[edit] Places of interest
The Wari-Bateshwar ruins are located in this district.
[edit] See also
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