Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur District

Hakimpur হাকিমপুর
Upazila
Hakimpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°ECoordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Dinajpur District
Area
• Total	99.92 km^2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	66,875
• Density	669/km^2 (1,730/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Hakimpur

Hakimpur (Bengali: হাকিমপুর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Hakimpur is located at 25°17′00″N 89°01′00″E / 25.2833°N 89.0167°E. It has 13,769 households and total area 99.92 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hakimpur has a population of 66,875. Males constitute 51.22% of the population, and females 48.78%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 35,649. Hakimpur has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), better than the national average of 32.4%..^[2]

Administrative

Hakimpur has 4 unions/wards, 69 mauzas/mahallas, and 91 villages.

Hili Land Port

The 2nd largest land port of Bangladesh Hili Land Port is situated here.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Hili Railway Station

References

1. Md. Rezaul Karim (2012), "Hakimpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.