Domar Upazila

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Domar
ডোমার
Upazila
Domar is located in Bangladesh
Domar
Domar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°50.2′E / 26.100°N 88.8367°E / 26.100; 88.8367Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°50.2′E / 26.100°N 88.8367°E / 26.100; 88.8367
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictNilphamari District
Area
 • Total250.84 km2 (96.85 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total175,507
 • Density700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Domar

Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Domar is located at

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26°06′00″N 88°50′10″E / 26.1000°N 88.8361°E / 26.1000; 88.8361. It has 33490 households and total area 250.84 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, and Sonaray. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.[3]

Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[3]

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Riasat Karim (2012), "Domar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Nilphamari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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