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Dimla (Bengali: ডিমলা) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Rangpur Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.[1]
Dimla
ডিমলা | |
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Upazila | |
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  Dimla Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 26°7.7′N 88°55.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Nilphamari District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 326.8 km2 (126.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 187,696 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Dimla |
Geography
Dimla is located at 26.1278°N 88.9250°E. It has 36, 440 households and a total area of 326.8 km2. It is bordered by West Bengal, India on the north and Jaldhaka Upazila on the south.
Dimla Upazila is located in Nilphamari District. Upazila(s)/Thana(s) in Nilphamari are Dimla Upazila, Domar Upazila, Jaldhaka Upazila, Kishoreganj Upazila, Nilphamari Sadar Upazila, Saidpur Upazila.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dimla had a population of 187,696. Males constituted 51.24% of the population, and females 48.76%. The population aged 18 or over was 91, 421. Dimla had an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Dimla thana, now an upazila, was established in 1857.
Dimla Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Balapara, Dimla, Jhunagachh Chapani, Khalisha Chapani, Khogakharibari, Naotara, Paschim Chhatnay, Purba Chhatnay, and Tepakhribari. The union parishads are subdivided into 53 mauzas and 53 villages.[3]
Chairman : Md. Tabibul Islam
Women Vice Chairman : Mst. Ayesa Siddika
Vice Chairman : Md. Muzibur Rahman
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md. Rezaul Korim
Education
- Jatua Khata B.L High School
- Balapara B.L High School
- Dimla Islamia Degree College
- Dimla Polytechnic Institut
- Dimla Mohila College
- Dimla Textile Institute
- Dimla Technical and Business Management Institute
- Dimla R.B.R. Govt. High School
- Dimla Govt. Girls' High School
- Sundarkhata Shafiqul Goni Shapon Fazil Madrasa
- Shalhati B.L. High School
- Satjan High School
- Satjan Dhakil Madrasa
- Khalisha Chapani Bebari Tala Alim Madrasha
- Sonakhuli Hajee Jaharatulla High School
- Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Degree College
- Jhunagach Chapani Girls' High School
- Khagakhaibari Technical and Business Management Institute
- Janata College
- Doholpara Adarsho School & College
- Doholpara Janata Alim Madrasha
- Khaga Kharibari High School
- Khaga Barobari Girls' School
- Dimla Mohila B.M College
- Chhatnai High School
- Chhatnai Women's College
- Dimla Adarsha High School
Notable People
- Mashiur Rahman Jadu Mia, former Senior Minister with the rank and status of Prime Minister.
- Shawfikul Ghaani Shawpan, former Minister of Housing and Public Works.
- Jebel Rahman Ghaani, politician and chairman of Bangladesh National Awami Party-Bangladesh NAP
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- Abdus Sattar (2012), "Dimla Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Nilphamari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
| Upazila/Thana: |
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| Upazilas of the Rangpur Division | ||
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
| Dinajpur District |
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| Gaibandha District |
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| Kurigram District |
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| Lalmonirhat District |
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| Nilphamari District |
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| Panchagarh District |
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| Rangpur District |
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| Thakurgaon District |
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