Haripur হরিপুর | |
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)  Haripur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 25°48.5′N 88°8.5′E / 25.8083°N 88.1417°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Thakurgaon District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 201.06 km2 (77.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2017(September)) | |
| • Total | 1,214,376 |
| • Density | 6,000/km2 (16,000/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. It has 19559 households and total area 201.06 km2.
Haripur upazila is bounded by Ranisankail Upazila on north and on the east, Hemtabad and Raiganj CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on the south and Karandighi and Goalpokhar I CD blocks in Uttar Dinajpur district on the west.[2][3][4]
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.[5]
Administration
Haripur Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Amgaon, Bakua, Bhaturia, Dangipara, Gedura, and Haripur. The union parishads are subdivided into 75 mauzas and 70 villages.[6]
Gallery
Amai Pond at Haripur Upazila parishad
Haripur King's palace
Haripur Pilot High School
Haripur Girls high school
Nagor River at Indo-Bangladesh Border
Haripur Upazila Parishad entrance
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See also
References
- ^ Md. Abdul Gaffar (2012), "Haripur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Haripur Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Uttar Dinajpur, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Map of Uttar Dinajpur district on the fifth page. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Thakurgaon" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.