Haripur (Bengali: হরিপুর) is an upazila of Thakurgaon District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Haripur
হরিপুর | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Haripur Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°48.5′N 88°8.5′E | |
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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 is located at 25.8083°N 88.1417°E / 25.8083; 88.1417. 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]
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]
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]
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Upazila/Thana: |
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
Dinajpur District |
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Gaibandha District |
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Kurigram District | ||
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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