Hakimpur Upazila

Hakimpur is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Hakimpur
Upazila
Hakimpur is located in Bangladesh
Hakimpur
Hakimpur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°1′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictDinajpur District
Area
 • Total99.92 km2 (38.58 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total66,875
 • Density669/km2 (1,730/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Hakimpur

Geography

Hakimpur Upazila is located at 25.2833°N 89.0167°E / 25.2833; 89.0167. It has 13,769 households and total area 99.92 km2.

Hakimpur Upazila is bounded by Nawabganj and Birampur Upazilas on the north, Nawabganj and Ghoraghat Upazila on the east, Panchbibi Upazila in Joypurhat District on the south and Hili CD Block in Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, and Birampur Upazila on the west.[2][3][4]

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

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Hakimpur Upazila had 22,895 households and a population of 92,599, 30.7% of whom lived in urban areas. 9.3% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 54.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[5][6]

Administration

Hakimpur Thana was formed in 1950 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[7]

Hakimpur Upazila is divided into Hakimpur Municipality and three union parishads: Alihat, Boalder, and Khattamadobpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 69 mauzas and 83 villages.[8]

Hakimpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17 mahallas.[8]

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Unions

See also

References
  1. Md. Rezaul Karim (2012), "Hakimpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Hakimpur Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. "District Census Handbook 2011 Dakshin Dinajpur" (PDF). Map of Dakshin Dinajpur showing CD Blocks on the fourth page. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "District Human Development Report". Uttar Dinajpur. Page 14: Map showing locational setting of Uttar Dinajpur district (includes Dakshin Dinajpur district). Department of Planning, Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. "Community Report: Dinajpur" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  6. "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
  7. "Hakimpur Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  8. "District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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