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Introduction
Lalmonirhat (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.
Other Districts in Rangpur Division: Dinajpur | Gaibandha | Kurigram | Lalmonirhat | Nilphamari | Panchagarh | Rangpur | Thakurgaon
Area
1247.37 square kilometers (481.61 square miles).
Population
1256099
Bounded by
Kuchbihar and Jalpaiguri districts of West Bengal (India) on the north, Rangpur district on the south, Kurigram district and Kuchbihar district of West Bengal on the east, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts on the west

Map of Lalmonirhat District
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Profile
Lalmonirhat district was established in 1984. It consists of 5 upazilas, 2 municipalities, 18 wards, 85 mahallas, 41 union parishads, 425 mouzas, 484 villages and 33 enclaves.
Upazilas
Amtali Upazila, Hatibandha Upazila, Kaliganj Upazila, Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila, Patgram Upazila
History
During the war of liberation the headquarters of Sector 6 was located at Burimari of Lalmonirhat district. Lalmonirhat was liberated on 6 December 1971.
Archeological Sites
Subadar Monsur Khan Mosque (known as Nidaria Mosque), Sindhumati dighi, Hussain Sarabor (dry pond), Harano (lost) Mosque (8th century AH), Dharla Bridge at Mughalhat, Tusharbandhar Zamindar Bari, Ijaradar Mosque, Kakina Rajbari, Kabi Bari (house and collections of poet Sheikh Fazlul Karim), the tomb of Hazrat Shah Sufi Muhammad Fazlur Rahman (known as Blind Hafez).
Newspapers
Weekly Lalmonirhat Barta, Weekly Janajani; irregular: Lalmonirhat Sahitya Patrika; extinct: Weekly Rangapur Dikprakash (1948, Kaliganj), Monthly Bashana, Chaloman, Daruchini, Chharpatra, Idaning, Aurenna Radan, Bashana (1908, Kaliganj) and Akata.
Rivers
almost silted.
Official Website
http://www.lalmonirhat.gov.bd
10th Parliament Member(s)
ConstituencyName, Party
Lalmonirhat-1
Md. Motahar Hossian
Bangladesh Awami League
Lalmonirhat-2
Nuruzzaman Ahmed
Bangladesh Awami League
Lalmonirhat-3
Abu Saleh Mohammad Sayeed
Bangladesh Awami League
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Post Codes
ThanaSub-officePostcode
Aditmari
Aditmari
5510
Hatibandha
Hatibandha
5530
Lalmonirhat Sadar
Kulaghat SO
5502
Lalmonirhat Sadar
Lalmonirhat Sadar
5500
Lalmonirhat Sadar
Moghalhat
5501
Patgram
Baura
5541
Patgram
Burimari
5542
Patgram
Patgram
5540
Tushbhandar
Tushbhandar
5520
Information Source
Compiled from data collected from Wikipedia.org, Banglapedia.org, Amardesh.com and Bangladesh Government sites.