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Jangipur covers the northern salient of South Bengal, along the Ganges River. The river itself divides into two branches in this region: the Padma River (পদ্মা Padmā) that travels to Bangladesh, and the Hooghly River (হুগলি Hugli) that travels within West Bengal. Although the original source of the Hooghly is near Giria, the river is mostly fed by the Farakka Feeder Canal dug in the 1970s as an effort to rejuvenate the river. However, the Ganges water sharing between India and Bangladesh remains a matter of dispute. Many of the towns in this region are developed around the Ganges or one of its branches, with Sagardighi being a major exception. * (জঙ্গিপুর শহর Jongipur Shohor) — subdivision headquarters, said to have been founded by Mughal emperor Jahangir. It was an important centre of silk trade during the early years of British rule, then known as "Jungypore". The Jungypore silk was very famous during that period.