Saidpur
সৈয়দপুর | |
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City | |
![]() A church in Saidpur, one of the colonial monuments in the city | |
Coordinates: 25°46′41″N 88°53′51″E / 25.77806°N 88.89750°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Nilphamari |
Upazila | Saidpur |
Incorporated | 1958 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor-Council government |
• Mayor | Rafika Jahan Baby |
Area | |
• Total | 34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 127,104 |
• Density | 3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+06:00 (BST) |
Postal code | 5310 |
Website | syedpur |
Saidpur (Bengali: সৈয়দপুর) is a city of Nilphamari district in Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. The city has become a very important communication hub for adjoining major district headquarters. Saidpur Airport is one of the domestic airports in Bangladesh. The Syedpur Railway Workshop, established in 1870, is the largest in Bangladesh and was the major railway workshop for Assam-Bengal railway.[3] The city has historically been an Urdu-speaking community with close ties to Bihar.