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Rangpur Sadar Upazila
Upazila in Rangpur, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rangpur Sadar (Bengali: রংপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Rangpur District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[4] Its headquarters is located in Rangpur.
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History
Rangpur Sadar Upazila was established in 1983 from taking then Kotwali Thana area. It had 12 union and a municipality before establishment of Rangpur City Corporation. In 2011, the area of Sadar Upazila reduce to 121.39 km and number union reduce to 4 due most of the union becomes part of the newly established Rangpur City Corporation. In 2022 the Khaleya Union from Gangachara Upazila joined this upazila and again number of Union increases 4 to 5 and the area of this upazila increase to 137.04 sq km.[5]
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Geography
Rangpur Sadar Upazila is located at 25.7583°N 89.2333°E. It has 165,017 households and total area 359.48 km2.
The padas of Rangpur Sadar are Dhaap, Kamal Kasna, Robertsonganj, Mondolpara, Kuthirpara, Bahar Kasna, Munshipara, Mulatole Pada, Keranipara, Gomostapara, New Engineer Pada, Kotkipara, Deudoba Dangirpara, Palapara (also named Pakpara), Lalbagh. Mominpur is one of the unions in Rangpur Sadar upazila.
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Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Rangpur Sadar Upazila had 165,017 households and a population of 718,203. 146,409 (20.39%) were under 10 years of age. Rangpur Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 60.99%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 958 females per 1,000 males. 300,659 (41.86%) lived in urban areas.[7][8]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Rangpur Sadar has a population of 494,317. Males constitute 52.44% of the population, and females 47.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 251,530. Rangpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[9]
Sports
Saddapuskuruni Jubo SC Rangpur is a team in the Bangladesh Women's Football League. It plays their home games at Palichara Stadium.[10]
Administration
UNO: Md. Nyeem Hasan Khan.[11]
Rangpur Sadar Upazila is divided into 5 union parishads: Chandanpat, Haridebpur, Mominpur, Khaleya, Sabyapushkarni, and Rangpur Cantonment. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.[7]
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References
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