Bogura
Sign in to saveBogra (), officially Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in terms of both area and population in Rajshahi Division.
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Bogura is a city in Bangladesh, situated within Bogura District and Rajshahi Division. It serves as the capital of both Bogura District and Bogura Sadar Upazila. The city has a population of 540,000 and covers an area of 72.5 square kilometers. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as 20 meters, with other sources citing figures of 23 and 26 meters.
The location is in the Asia/Dhaka time zone. The postal code for the area is ৫৮০০. Current weather data indicates a temperature of 25.97 degrees, humidity at 88%, pressure at 1004, and wind speed of 5.34. The city is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Place details
- Locality
- বগুড়া
- Region
- রাজশাহী বিভাগ
- Country
- বাংলাদেশ
- Population
- 210,000
- Timezone
- Asia/Dhaka
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bogra
- Settlement.official_name
- Bogura
- Settlement.native_name
- বগুড়া
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top: Gokul Medh, Sathmatha, Delta Tower, Bogra Railway Station, Azizul Haque College
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Bangladesh Rajshahi division#Bangladesh
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rajshahi Division##Location in Bangladesh
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Division
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rajshahi
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Bogra
- Settlement.government_type
- Mayor–Council
- Settlement.leader_title2
- City Council
- Settlement.leader_name2
- 28 constituencies
- Settlement.leader_title3
- Parliament
- Settlement.leader_name3
- 2 constituencies
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Bogura District
- Population
- 540000
- Area
- 72.5
- Elevation
- 20
- Capital of
- Bogura Sadar Upazila
- Official website
- bogra.gov.bd
- Image
- Bogra Sathmatha.jpg
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- Commons category
- Bogura
- postal code
- ৫৮০০
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
via Wikidata · CC0
Travel guide
See
Shila Davir Ghat, Vasu Bihar, Mahi Saoar Grave and many other sites.
Buy
New market, 100 m north of Shatmatha, in front of Akboria is the place to find anything, really anything, from tailormade clothes to electric devices.
There is another market along with the railway, still on north of Shatmatta.
There is a decent market for electronic devices and copies known as Saptapadi Market, that is the building just northwest of shatmatha.
Eat
Akboria restaurant, 100 m north of Shatmatha. Good good, biryani and poretas, for a local price (~50 to 100BDT).
Shyamoli, just in front, is smaller but with the same good level of service.
Red chillies is 200 m south of Shatmatha, good food, higher grade restaurant (250-500 BDT per meal) as well as a guest house (1500BDT/night).
Fat Belly offers cheap Chinese/fusion meals in a comfortable environment off the street. Follow the sign up the alley and then left up the stairs. The owner will be keen to chat with any English-speakers.
Drink
Alcohol is available in a few locations in Bogura. The following hotels have bars: Naz Garden Hotel, Hotel Momo Inn, Parjatan Motel Bogura. Prices are higher than you might expect.
Sleep
Other good hotels are Red Chillies (downtown), Northway motel (still inside Bogra, but more in the southern part of the main road).Hotel Sies Ta(3*).
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- History
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Tourism
- Major historical and archaeological sites
- See also
- References
- External links
Bogra (), officially Bogura, is a city located in Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. The city is a major commercial hub in Northern Bangladesh. It is the second largest city in terms of both area and population in Rajshahi Division.
Bogra is named after Nasiruddin Bughra Khan, the Governor of Bengal from 1279 to 1282 and a son of Delhi sultan Ghiyasuddin Balban. The city is approximately and is divided into 21 wards. Bogra has a population of around 480,000 people. Since it is one of the oldest cities in Bengal, Bogra is famous for its many ancient Buddhist stupas, Hindu temples, and ancient palaces of Buddhist kings and Muslim sultans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bogura” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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