Haripur Upazila

Haripur
হরিপুর
Upazila
Haripur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°48.5′N 88°8.5′E / 25.8083°N 88.1417°E / 25.8083; 88.1417Coordinates: 25°48.5′N 88°8.5′E / 25.8083°N 88.1417°E / 25.8083; 88.1417
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Thakurgaon District
Area
 • Total 201.06 km2 (77.63 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 101,658
 • Density 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Haripur

Haripur (Bengali: হরিপুর) is an Upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Haripur is located at 25°48′30″N 88°08′30″E / 25.8083°N 88.1417°E / 25.8083; 88.1417 . It has 19559 households and total area 201.06 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haripur has a population of 101658. Males constitute 50.93% of the population, and females 49.07%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 49922. Haripur has an average literacy rate of 19.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Haripur has 6 Unions/Wards, 75 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 70 villages

The unions in this Upazila are:

  1. Gadura
  2. Amgaon
  3. Bakuya
  4. Dangipara
  5. Haripur
  6. Vaturiya

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Abdul Gaffar (2012), "Haripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, 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.


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