| Official Name: | Bhurungamari |
| Native Name: | ভুরুঙ্গামারী |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 26°N 89°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Type3: | Dhaka Capital |
| Subdivision Name1: | Rangpur |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kurigram |
| Area Total Km2: | 236.26 |
| Population Total: | 231538 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 5670 |
| Website: | Official Map of Bhurungamari |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bhurungamari (Bengali: ভুরুঙ্গামারী) is the northernmost upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Bhurungamari is located at 26.125°N 89.6833°W. It has 57,005 households and total area 236.26 km2.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bhurungamari Upazila had 57,005 households and a population of 231,538. 54,360 (23.48%) were under 10 years of age. Bhurungamari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 39.57%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1040 females per 1000 males. 29,683 (12.82%) lived in urban areas.[1] [2]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bhurungamari has a population of 176822. Males constitute are 50.38% of the population, and females 49.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 88435. Bhurungamari has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[3]
Bhurungamari Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Andharijhar, Bhurungamari, Boldia, Bangasonahat, Char Bhurungamari, Joymarirhat, Paiker Chhara, Pathardubi, Shilkhuri, and Tilai. The union parishads are subdivided into 70 mauzas and 126 villages.
During the British era, there was a railway line linking Assam with Bengal that passed through Bhurngamari. The rail link was closed after the partition of India in 1947.[4] Possibilities of resumption of traffic through the Bhurugamari-Sonahat section was discussed when the resumption of rail traffic between India and Pakistan took place in 1955.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents the position as it stands today (2020). The international border was not there when the railways were first laid in the area in the 19th-20th century. It came up in 1947. Since then, it has been an effort to live up to the new realities. The map is 'interactive' (the larger version) - it means that all the places shown in the map are linked in the full screen map.
An inland port has been set up at Sonahat.[6] [7]
