Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur District

Hakimpur
হাকিমপুর
Upazila
Hakimpur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°E / 25.283; 89.017Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E / 25.283°N 89.017°E / 25.283; 89.017
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Dinajpur District
Area
  Total 99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 66,875
  Density 669/km2 (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 / 25.2833; 89.0167. 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

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.
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