Lalmonirhat District

Lalmonirhat (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট জেলা, Lalmonirhat Jela also Lalmonirhat Zila) is a district, situated at the northern border of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Rangpur Division. Lalmonirhat mahakuma was established as a district on 1 February 1984. It lies north of Kochbihar and Jalpaiguri of West Bengal, south of Rangpur, east of Kurigram and Kochbihar and west of Rangpur and Nilphamari district. The international border line of Lalmonirhat district is 281.6 km long.

Lalmonirhat
লালমনিরহাট
Clockwise from top-left: Lost Mosque, Tin Bigha Corridor, Field in Dahagram Union, Teesta Barrage, Kakina Zamindar Bari
Location of Lalmonirhat District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Lalmonirhat District
Coordinates: 26.00°N 89.25°E / 26.00; 89.25
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
Area
  Total1,247.371 km2 (481.613 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
  Total1,428,406
  Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
5500
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