Gaibandha District

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Gaibandha District is an administrative district in northern Bangladesh known for its agriculture-based economy and location along major rivers such as the Jamuna and Teesta.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative district
district
borderedByRiver Brahmaputra River NERFINISHED
Jamuna River NERFINISHED
Teesta River NERFINISHED
climate tropical monsoon climate
contains Gaibandha Municipality NERFINISHED
country People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
economyType agriculture-based economy
governedBy Deputy Commissioner of Gaibandha NERFINISHED
hasAdministrativeUnit upazila
hasCapital Gaibandha NERFINISHED
hasFeature alluvial soil
hasLocalGovernmentUnit municipality
union parishad
hasPostalCodePrefix 5700
hasRiverTransport local river routes
hasSettlementType rural-dominated district
hasTransportLink road network to Bogura
road network to Rangpur
hasUpazila Fulchhari Upazila NERFINISHED
Gaibandha Sadar Upazila NERFINISHED
Gobindaganj Upazila NERFINISHED
Palashbari Upazila NERFINISHED
Sadullapur Upazila NERFINISHED
Saghata Upazila NERFINISHED
Sundarganj Upazila NERFINISHED
language Bengali NERFINISHED
locatedIn Rangpur Division NERFINISHED
northern Bangladesh
locatedOn floodplain of major rivers
majorCrop jute
rice
vegetables
wheat
majorEconomicActivity crop cultivation
fishing
livestock rearing
majorReligion Islam
officialLanguage Bengali
partOf Rangpur Division NERFINISHED
region Greater Rangpur region NERFINISHED
risk flooding
river erosion
subjectTo seasonal flooding
supportsActivity intensive agriculture
timeZone Bangladesh Standard Time NERFINISHED
utcOffset +6

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Rangpur Division containsDistrict Gaibandha District