Dinajpur Sadar Upazila

Dinajpur Sadar
দিনাজপুর সদর
Upazila
Dinajpur Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.633°N 88.650°ECoordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.633°N 88.650°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
  Total 354.34 km2 (136.81 sq mi)
Elevation 37 m (121 ft)
Population (2012)[1]
  Total 184,159
  Density 1,010/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Dinajpurinfo.com

Dinajpur Sadar (Bengali: দিনাজপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Dinajpur Sadar is located at 25°38′00″N 88°39′00″E / 25.6333°N 88.6500°E . It has 67,061 units of house hold and total area 354.34 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dinajpur Sadar has a population of 357,888. Males constitute 52.08% of the population, and females 47.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187,016. Dinajpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 41.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Also, Nanabari is at DInajpur.[2]

Administrative

Dinajpur Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 299 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 205 villages.

See also

1 pourosova

References

  1. http://archive.is/20130111123848/http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?x=&men=gcis&lng=en&des=wg&geo=-29&srt=npan&col=abcdefghinoq&msz=1500&pt=c&va=&srt=pnan World Gazetteer
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.