Administration
Naogaon subdivision, under Rajshahi zilla, was established in 1877 and was turned into a zilla in 1984. The zila consists of 11 upazilas, 99 unions, 2565 mauzas, 2854 villages, 3 municipalities, 27 wards and 76 mahallas. The upazilas are NAOGAON SADAR, ATRAI, BADALGACHHI, DHAMOIRHAT, MANDA, MAHADEBPUR, NIAMATPUR, Patnitala Upazila, PORSHA, RANINAGAR and SAPAHAR. Background, Geographic Area and Location:
Naogaon was one of the sub-divisions of former Rajshahi zilla. It was upgraded to zila on 1 March 1984. It is believed that the present zilla headquarters initially developed in a mauza comprising nine (meaning ‘Nao’ in Bengali) villages (meaning ‘Gaon’ in Bengali). The zilla might have derived its name as Naogaon from the words ‘Nao’ and ‘Gaon’. The zilla is bounded on the north by India, on the east by Joypurhat and Bogra zilas, on the south by Natore and Rajshahi zilas and on the west by Nawabganj and India. The total area of the zila is 3435.65 km2. (1326.00 sq.miles) of which 9.09 km2. (3.51 sq. miles) is riverine and 19.45 km2 (7.51 sq. miles) is under forest. The zila lies between 24° 32′ and 25° 13′ north latitudes and between 28° 23′ and 89° 10′ east longitudes.
Annual average temperature
Maximum 37.8 °C and minimum 11.2 °C; annual rainfall 1862 mm.
Main rivers
Small Jamuna, Tulsi Ganga, Atrai
History
Indigo rebellion (1859–62); peasant revolt against the zamindar in protest of increasing land revenue (1883).
Marks of War of Liberation
Mass grave 9; mass killing site 7, memorial sculpture 1, monument 1.
Ethnic national
Mainly Santal, Oraon and Mahali.
Main crops
Paddy, potato, watermelon,maize,bolsam apple,cucumber,oil seeds, pulses. Extinct or nearly extinct crops Opium, indigo, aman and aus paddy, tobacco, vetch, cannabis.
Fruit production
Mango, jackfruit, banana, guava, palm, plum, papaya, peanut, wood apple, litchi, coconut.
