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