Rajshahi
Rajshahi
রাজশাহী | |
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| Nicknames: Education City, Silk City | |
Rajshahi Location in Rajshahi Division Rajshahi Location in Bangladesh Rajshahi Location in South Asia Rajshahi Location in Asia Rajshahi Location on Earth | |
| Coordinates: 24°22.476′N 88°36.027′E / 24.374600°N 88.600450°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi |
| District | Rajshahi |
| Establishment | 1634 |
| Municipality | 1876 |
| Granted city status | 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Body | Rajshahi City Corporation |
| • Administrator | Mahfuzur Rahman |
| • City Council | 30 constituencies |
| • Parliament | 1 constituencies |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 377.1 km2 (145.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Urban | 552,791 |
| • Urban density | 4,570/km2 (11,800/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,032,000 |
| • Metro density | 2,737/km2 (7,088/sq mi) |
| • Metro rank | 4th in Bangladesh |
| Demonym | Rajshahian |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali • English |
| • Regional | North Central Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 6000, 6100, 620x |
| National calling code | +880 |
| HDI (2023) | 0.700 high · 6th of 22 |
| UN/LOCODE | BD RJH |
| Calling code | +880 721 |
| Police | Rajshahi Metropolitan Police |
| Airport | Shah Makhdum Airport |
| Planning Authority | Rajshahi Development Authority |
| Water Supply and Sewerage Authority | Rajshahi WASA |
| Website | erajshahi |
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blank_info_sec1, blank_info.Rajshahi (Bengali: রাজশাহী, pronounced [radʒ.ʃaɦi] ⓘ) is a metropolitan city and a major urban, administrative, commercial and educational centre of Bangladesh. It is also the administrative seat of the eponymous division and district. Located on the north bank of the Padma River, near the Bangladesh–India border, the city is surrounded by the satellite towns of Nowhata and Katakhali, which together build an urban agglomeration of about 1 million population.
Rajshahi is a historic center of silk production. Varendra Research Museum, the oldest of its kind in Bangladesh, is located in the city. Sometimes the city is referred to as the City of Education, on account of being home to many renowned educational institutions of Bangladesh. The head office of Rajshahi Agricultural Development Bank and Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) is situated in the city. The Shah Makhdum Airport serves Rajshahi.
According to The Guardian, Rajshahi is the cleanest city of Bangladesh, and it is also the most environmentally friendly city in the country.