Phulbari Upazila, Kurigram

Phulbari () is an upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Geography.
Phulbari is located at . It has 25236 households and total area 163.63 km2.
It is east of Lalmonirhat town, and was separated from Lalmonirhat District by Dharla River. Lalmonirhat is connected by kulaghat-Sonaikazi river crossing on Dharla river.
It is northwest of Kurigram town.
Demographics.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Phulbari has a population of 129,668. Males constitute 50.49% of the population, and females 49.51%. This Upazila's population over the age of eighteen is 62,699. Phulbari has an average literacy rate of 24% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration.
Phulbari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Baravita, Bhangamor, Kashipur, Nawdanga, Phulbari, and Shimulbari. The union parishads are subdivided into 50 mauzas and 166 villages.
The name of the Upazila Chairman is Golam Rabbani Sarkar.