Panchagarh
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Panchagarh
পঞ্চগড় | |
|---|---|
Town and Municipality | |
  From top (clockwise): Sher-e-Bangla Park and Panchagarh Tea Garden | |
  Panchagarh Location in Rangpur Division  Panchagarh Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°20′04″N 88°33′30″E / 26.3344°N 88.5584°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Panchagarh District |
| Upazila | Panchagarh Sadar Upazila |
| Municipality | 15 June 1985 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Paurashava |
| • Body | Panchagarh Municipality |
| • Administrator | Sima Sharmin |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.63 km2 (5.26 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 57,010 |
| • Density | 4,183/km2 (10,830/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicities | Bengali |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5000 |
| National Dialing Code | +880 |
| Local Dialing Code | 0561 |
| Website | panchagarhmunicipality |
Panchagarh is a town and a municipality in northwestern Bangladesh. It is the administrative center of Panchagarh District.
There are two main beliefs associated with the name of the district. The first is that Panchargarh was named after an area called Pancha Nagari in the kingdom of Pundu Nagar. The second is that it was named for the five forts (or garh) in the region. The forts were Bhitargarh, Hosaingarh, Mirgarh, Rajangarh, and Devengarh, hence the name Panchagarh, meaning 'five forts'.[3]
