Mithapukur Upazila

Mithapukur

মিঠাপুকুর
Mithapukur মিঠাপুকুর
Upazila
	Jumma worshippers at Mithapukur Mosque
	Coordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Rangpur
Area
• Total	515.62 km2 (199.08 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	508,133
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	mithapukur.rangpur.gov.bd

Mithapukur (মিঠাপুকুর Mithapukur [ˈmiʈʰaˌpukur] ^ⓘ) is an upazila of Rangpur District^[1] in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the middle of Rangpur, surrounded by Rangpur Sadar to the north, Pirganj to the south, Badarganj and Phulbari to the west and Pirgachha and Sundarganj to the east. Mithapukur is famous for being the birthplace of Begum Rokeya and its sweet mango Harivanga.

^ Abu Md. Iqbal Rumi Shah (2012). "Mithapukur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.