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Lalpur (Bengali: লালপুর) is an upazila of Natore District[1] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Lalpur লালপুর
Upazila
Lalpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°58.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rajshahi Division
District	Natore District
Area
• Total	327.92 km2 (126.61 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	274,405
• Density	840/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Lalpur

Geography

Lalpur is located at 24.1833°N 88.9750°E / 24.1833; 88.9750. It has a total area of 327.92 km². 29 km distance from Natore Sadar. Its Thana Sadar is situated on the bank of river of Padma.

Lalpur Upazila is bounded by Bagha Upazila on west, little part of Daulatpur Upazila,Kushtia & Bheramara Upazila on south, Ishwardi Upazila on east, Baraigram Upazila & Bagataipara Upazila on north.

Climate

It's located in an area which is both the hottest and the coldest in Bangladesh. If temperature comes down to a mild 3 or 3.5 °C at winter, it comes up to 43 °C at summer.

All the year round, temperature remains hottest simultaneously rainfalls are recorded lowest in this part of Bangladesh.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture. Most people are farmers. They produce agriculture crops throughout the year. Paddy, wheat, jute, and sugarcane, are common crops along with potato, pulse fisheries, dairies are the principal crops. North Bengal Sugar Mills in Gopalpur is one of the largest sugar mills in Bangladesh,^{[citation needed]} and produce huge amount of sugar from sugarcane. Farmers also produce huge amounts of date juice in winter and make candy from its remains. Later it is sold to other parts of Bangladesh. Farmers also produce crops for their daily livelihoods. Local varieties of produce include fruits such as mango, jack fruit, banana, guava, black berry, and coconut. After fulfilling their own demand, farmers supply the remainder of their crop to markets all over the country. There are people who live near to Padma; most of time they fish in the river and sell their catches to local fish market to earn money for their living. Many NGOs play a role in national economic growth.^{[citation needed]} These include organizations such as AVA, BRAC, Grameen Bank, SETU, DISHA, UDDIPAN, TMSS and so on.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	141	—
1991	230	+63.1%
2001	243	+5.7%
2011	274	+12.8%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Lalpur Upazila had 66,417 households and a population of 274,405, 7.7% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.4% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 50.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

Administration

Lalpur Upazila is divided into Gopalpur Municipality and ten union parishads: Arbab, Arjunpur, Bilmaria, Chongdhupoil, Duaria, Durduria, Iswardi, Kadamchilan, Lalpur, and Oalia. The union parishads are subdivided into 214 mauzas and 217 villages.[2]

Gopalpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 16 mahallas.[2]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

На других языках

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- [en] Lalpur Upazila

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[ru] Лалпур (подокруг)

Лалпур (бенг. লালপুর, англ. Lalpur) — подокруг на северо-западе Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Натор. Образован в 1869 году. Административный центр — город Лалпур. Площадь подокруга — 327,92 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 216 973 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 662 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 24,2 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 94,87 %, индуисты — 8,73 %, прочие — 0,3 %.

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