The area of this upazila is 191.98 sq km. The river Kumar, which flows through chest in Nagarkanda with a population of about 200,000, is locally known as Shitalaksha. This upazila is located in the southern part of Faridpur district. Nagarkanda is bounded on the north by Faridpur Sadar and Charbhadrasan upazilas, on the east by Sadarpur and Bhanga upazilas, on the south by Muksudpur upazila of Gopalganj district and on the west by Saltha upazila. It is situated between 23:18 and 23:34 degrees north latitude and between 89:43 and 69:58 degrees east longitude. The distance from Faridpur district headquarters to Nagarkanda police station is about 25 km.
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