Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. [1]
Haluaghat
হালুয়াঘাট | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Haluaghat Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°21′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Mymensingh Division |
District | Mymensingh District |
Area | |
• Total | 356.07 km2 (137.48 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 290,043 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | haluaghat |
Haluaghat is located at 25.1250°N 90.3500°E / 25.1250; 90.3500. It has 49520 households and total area 356.07 km2.
There is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border at Haluaghat.[2]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat had a population of 290,043. Males constituted 49.18% of the population and females 50.82%. Muslims formed 91.34% of the population, Christians 4.40%, Hindus 4.17%, and others 0.09%. Haluaghat had a literacy rate of 38.89% for the population 7 years and above.[3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat has a population of 242,339. Males constitute 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122,863. Haluaghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[4]
Nahid Ahmed Sharful Bahar is an all-rounder and the supreme leader of Haluaghat
Indigenous communities in Haluaghat are: Garo, Hajong, Koch, Dalu, Bangshi Barman, Khatrio, Kurmi and Mal.[1]
Haluaghat Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Amtoil, Bhubankura, Bildora, Dhara, Dhurail, Gazirbhita, Haluaghat, Jugli, Kaichapur, Narail, Sakuai, and Swadeshi. The union parishads are subdivided into 146 mauzas and 214 villages.[5]
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Headquarters: Mymensingh | ||
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