Netrokona District

Netrakona
District
Location of Netrakona in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24.88°N 90.73°ECoordinates: 24.88°N 90.73°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
Area
• Total	2,810.40 km2 (1,085.10 sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)

Netrakona is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division.

Contents

• 1 Geography
• 2 Economy
• 3 Religion
• 4 See also
• 5 External links

Geography

Netrakona is situated in the northern part of Bangladesh, near the Himalayan border. There are four main rivers in Netrakona: Kangsha, Dhala, Magra, and Teorkhali.
Netrakona Pouroshabha (Town of Netrakona) is a municipal town, established in 1887 and with an area of 13.63 km².

Economy

The economy of Netrakona is largely agrarian. Susang Durgapur, an Upazila of Netrakona, is one of the major sources of country's China-Clay used for ceramic products. Its vast water bodies (Hawor) provides wide varieties of fishes.
Bara Bazar is commerce centre of Netrakona.^{[citation needed]}

Religion

The district of Netrakona consists 3146 mosques, 958 temples, 83 churches and eight Buddhist temples.^\