Rangpur Sadar Upazila

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Rangpur Sadar
রংপুর সদর
Upazila
Rangpur Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Rangpur Sadar
Rangpur Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°45.5′N 89°14′E / 25.7583°N 89.233°E / 25.7583; 89.233Coordinates: 25°45.5′N 89°14′E / 25.7583°N 89.233°E / 25.7583; 89.233
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictRangpur District
Area
 • Total330.33 km2 (127.54 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total494,317
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Rangpuri, Rongpuri
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Rangpur Sadar

Rangpur Sadar (Bengali: রংপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography[]

Rangpur Sadar is located at

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25°45′30″N 89°14′00″E / 25.7583°N 89.2333°E / 25.7583; 89.2333. It has 89651 households and total area 330.33 km2.

The padas of Rangpur Sadar are Dhaap, Kamal Kasna, Robertsonganj, Mondolpara, Kuthirpara, Bahar Kasna, Munshipara, Mulatole Pada, Keranipara, Gomostapara, New Engineer Pada, Kotkipara, Deudoba Dangirpara, Palapara (also named Pakpara), Lalbagh. Mominpur is one of the unions in Rangpur sadar upazila.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rangpur Sadar has a population of 494317. Males constitute 52.44% of the population, and females 47.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 251530. Rangpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Rangpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangpur Municipality and 12 union parishads: Chandanpat, Darshana, Haridebpur, Mominpur, Pashuram, Rajendrapur, Sabyapushkarni, Satgra, Tamphat, Tapodhan, Uttam, and Rangpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Abdus Sattar (2012), "Rangpur Sadar 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. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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