Kurigram is a city in northern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters ofKurigram District andKurigram Sadar Upazila.
Kurigram কুড়িগ্রাম | |
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Pourashava, Town | |
_office.jpg)    From top (cloackwise): Kuigram Municipality (Pourashava) office, Kurigram Railway station, I love kurigram Monument, Shapla Chattar | |
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| Coordinates:25°48′37″N89°38′55″E / 25.810347°N 89.648697°E /25.810347; 89.648697 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Kurigram District |
| Pourashava | 1972 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 27.04 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Urban | 77,252 |
| • Urban density | 2.857/km2 (7.40/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali • English |
| • Native | Rangpuri |
| Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5600 |
| National calling code | +088 |
| Website | pourashava |
The original name of Kurigram was Kuriganj and it was renamed Kurigram till 1984. The name Kuriganj comes from the words Kuri and Gram, which mean "twenty" and "village" in the Kol language respectively. Because this district originally consisted of twenty villages. In 1984, the name of Kuriganj was changed to Kurigram. This was done to reflect the changing demographics of the district. From 1775 the population of Kurigram increased significantly and the district no longer consisted of only twenty villages.
The town of Kurigram located in the alluvial plain ofTeesta-Brahmaputra basin at the bank ofDharla River . The avarage elevation of the town in 31 meter. Kurigram'shumid subtropical climate (KöppenCwa) is influenced by the monsoon and features mild winters and extremely rainy and wet summers. The region surrounding the town is at risk of flooding due to the rivers' overflow during the intenseMonsoon rains because of its riverine terrain and relatively low elevation.
| Climate data for Climate Data for Kurigram | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 25 (77) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 29 (84) | 24 (75) | 30 (86) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19 (66) | 23.5 (74.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28.5 (83.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 18.5 (65.3) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11 (52) | 13 (55) | 17 (63) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 22 (72) | 17 (63) | 12 (54) | 20 (68) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 17.3 (0.68) | 13 (0.5) | 37 (1.5) | 127 (5.0) | 343 (13.5) | 361 (14.2) | 425 (16.7) | 372 (14.6) | 440 (17.3) | 122 (4.8) | 9.2 (0.36) | 4.8 (0.19) | 2,271.3 (89.33) |
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Rikta Akter Banu sold her land to create a Kurigram primary school for her daughter. That school came to provide an education for hundreds of other children with disabilities. She was recognised as one of theBBC's 100 women in 2024.[3]
In 2011, Kurigram Municipality had 17,159 households and a population of 77,252. 15,083 (19.52%) were under 10 years of age. Kurigram had a literacy rate of 63.18% and a sex ratio of 963 females per 1000 males.[4]
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