Raomari Upazila

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Rowmari
রৌমারী
Upazila
Rowmari is located in Bangladesh
Rowmari
Rowmari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°33.8′N 89°51′E / 25.5633°N 89.850°E / 25.5633; 89.850Coordinates: 25°33.8′N 89°51′E / 25.5633°N 89.850°E / 25.5633; 89.850
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total197.8 km2 (76.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total137,040
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5640
Websiterowmari.kurigram.gov.bd

Rowmari (Raumari, Bengali: রৌমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Rowmari is located at 25°33′45″N 89°51′00″E / 25.5625°N 89.8500°E / 25.5625; 89.8500. It has 26065 households and a total area 197.8 km2.

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rowmari has a population of 137040. Males constitute 49.34% of the population, and females 50.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 63884. Raomari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration[]

Raomari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Bondober, Dadevanga, Chor Shoulemari, Jadurchar, Raumari, and Shoulemari. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 198 villages.[3][4]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Md. Abdul Hakim (2012), "Raumari 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: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ রৌমারী উপজেলা. Rowmari Upazila (in Bengali).


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