Narayanganj District (Dhaka division) with an area of 759.57 sq km, is bounded by narsingdi and gazipur districts on the north, munshiganj districts on the south, brahmanbaria and comilla districts on the east, dhaka districts on the west. Average maximum temperature 36°C, minimum 12.7°C; annual total temperature 2376 mm. Physically the zila is characterised by alluvial formations caused by several rivers such as, shitalakshya, meghna, old brahmaputra, buriganga, balu and dhaleshwari.

Narayanganj (Town) a municipal town (estd. in 1876), consists of 8 wards and 76 mahallas. The area of the town is 18.7 sq km. It has a population of 230294; male 53.51%, female 46.49%. The density of population is 12315 per sq km. The literacy rate among the town people 60.2%. (see narayanganj)



Administration Narayanganj subdivision was established in 1882 and was turned into a district in 1984. The district consists of five upazilas, 49 union parishads, 881 mouzas, 1374 villages, 2 municipalities, 12 wards and 115 mahallas. The upazilas are araihazar, bandar, narayanganj sadar, rupganj, and sonargaon.