Panchagarh Sadar (Bengali: পঞ্চগড় সদর) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Panchagarh Sadar
পঞ্চগড় সদর | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Panchagarh Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 26°20.1′N 88°33.5′E | |
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Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Panchagarh District |
Area | |
• Upazila | 347.08 km2 (134.01 sq mi) |
• Metro | 494.00 km2 (190.73 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Upazila | 193,198 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Panchagarh Sadar |
Panchagarh Sadar is located at 26.3347°N 88.5583°E / 26.3347; 88.5583, north side of the district. It has 37232 households and total area 347.08 km2.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Panchagarh Sadar has a population of 193198. Males constitute 51.3% of the population, and females 48.7%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 92460. Panchagarh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Panchagarh Sadar Upazila is divided into Panchagarh Municipality and ten union parishads: Amarkhana, Chaklahat, Dhakkamara, Garinabari, Hafizabad, Haribhasa, Kamat Kajal Dighi, Magura, Panchagarh, and Satmara. The union parishads are subdivided into 83 mauzas and 195 villages.[3]
Panchagarh Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 32 mahallas.[3]
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Capital: Rangpur | ||
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