Rangpur, Bangladesh
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Rangpur (/ˈrʌŋpʊər/, /rʌŋˈpʊər/; Bengali: রংপুর, romanized: Rongpur, lit. 'City of Colour') is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh.[3][4] The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki Ballav, Senior Chairman of the municipality. In 1890, the Shyamasundari canal was excavated for the improvement of the town. Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu was first mayor of Rangpur City Corporation. Now Rangpur City Corporation is the 2nd largest city corporation in Bangladesh. it's about 205 square kilometres. Rangpur is famous for Shataranji, Haribhanga (mango), Rangpur (fruit) and tobacco. Rangpur is called Baher Desh.
Rangpur
রংপুর | |
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     .jpg) From top (clockwise): Bird's eye view of Rangpur City at evening, Carmichael College, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur Town Hall, Keramatia Mosque, Tajhat Palace | |
| Nickname(s): Green city, The City of Colour | |
 Expandable map of Rangpur | |
  Rangpur Location in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh Show map of Rangpur division Rangpur Location in Bangladesh Show map of Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 25.56°N 89.25°E / 25.56; 89.25 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Municipality | 1 May 1869 |
| City Corporation | 28 June 2012 |
| Metropolitan City | 16 September 2018 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Rangpur City Corporation |
| • Mayor | Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa[1] (JaPa) |
| • Police Commissioner | Nur-E-Alam Mina, BPM(Bar), PPM |
| Area | |
| • Urban | 205 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 239.72 km2 (92.56 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (111.549 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Rank | 5th in Bangladesh |
| • Rank | 5th in Bangladesh |
| • Urban | 1,031,388 |
| • Urban density | 3,871/km2 (10,030/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,450,128 |
| • Metro density | 4,167/km2 (10,790/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rangpuria/Rongpuria (রংপুরিয়া) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5400[2] |
| Police | Rangpur Metropolitan Police |
| Calling Code | 521 |
| Website | rpcc |
Rangpur, a city of history and heritage is located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh.[3] Begum Rokeya University and Rangpur Cadet College are situated in the southern part of the city. Previously, Rangpur was the headquarters of the Greater Rangpur district. Later, the Greater Rangpur district was broken down into the Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts. In the greater Rangpur region, little economic development took place until the 1990s, mainly because of the yearly flooding the region used to see before the building of the Teesta Barrage. Coal is found near this district. There is a large military cantonment in the vicinity of the city, along with a Ghagot park (under military surveillance), in addition to the famous Carmichael College Tajhat Palace, Ciklee water park and Rangpur Zoo in the city. Rangpur is also famous for its handicrafts industry like Shataranji which is recently declared as a GI product of Bangladesh.[5]