Hakimpur Upazila

Hakimpur
হাকিমপুর
Upazila
Hakimpur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°ECoordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
 • Total 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 66,875
 • Density 669/km2 (1,730/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Hakimpur

Hakimpur (Bengali: হাকিমপুর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Hakimpur is located at 25°17′00″N 89°01′00″E / 25.2833°N 89.0167°E. It has 13,769 units of house hold and total area 99.92 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hakimpur has a population of 66875. Males constitute 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 35649. Hakimpur has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), better than the national average of 32.4%..[1]

Administrative

Hakimpur has 4 unions/wards, 69 mauzas/mahallas, and 91 villages. Md.Akram Mondol is currently the head of the upazila.

Hili Land Port

The 2nd largest land port of Bangladesh Hili Land Port is situated here.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.