Bogra
Bogra
বগুড়া | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Bogura | |
From top: Gokul Medh, Sathmatha, Delta Tower, Bogra Railway Station, Azizul Haque College | |
Bogra Location in Rajshahi Division Bogra Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°51′N 89°22′E / 24.850°N 89.367°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Bogra |
| Pundravardhana | 1280 BC |
| Municipal Council | 1 July 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Bogura City Corporation |
| • City Council | 28 constituencies |
| • Parliament | 2 constituencies |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 69.56 km2 (26.86 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 87.14 km2 (33.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Urban | 443,742 |
| • Urban density | 6,379/km2 (16,520/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 542,420 |
| • Metro density | 6,225/km2 (16,120/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali • English |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5800 |
| UN/LOCODE | BD BRG |
| HDI (2023) | 0.674 medium 14th of 22 |
| Website | www |
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blank_info_sec1, blank_info.Bogra (Bengali: বগুড়া), 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 71.56 km2 (27.63 sq mi) 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.
The city was home to several notable individuals including Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra of Pakistan, and President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, both of whom were born and lived in the city.
In 2018, the name of the city was officially changed from "Bogra" to "Bogura" by the Bangladeshi government, in order to reflect their pronunciation in Bangla.