Natore Sadar Upazila (natore district) area 401.29 sq km, located in between 24°19' and 24°35' north latitudes and in between 88°51' and 89°07' east longitudes. It is bounded by atrai and baghmara upazilas on the north, bagatipara and baraigram upazilas on the south, singra and gurudaspur upazila on the east, puthia and Baghmara upazilas on the west.
Population Total 400030; male 207466, female 192564; Muslim 366587, Hindu 31650, Buddhist 904, Christian 15 and others 874. Indigenous communities such as oraon, santal and Buno belong to this upazila.
Water bodies Main rivers: atrai, Barnai, Nandakuja.
Administration Natore Thana was formed in 1793 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984. 'Natore Municipality was formed in 1869.
Source Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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