Rangpur, Bangladesh

Rangpur রংপুর
Metropolis
From top (clockwise): Tajhat Palace, Carmichael College, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur City, Keramatia Mosque, Rangpur Town Hall
Nickname:  Baher Desh
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Coordinates: 25°44′56″N 89°14′49″E / 25.749°N 89.247°E / 25.749; 89.247
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur
District	Rangpur
Municipality	1 May 1869
City Corporation	28 June 2012
Metropolitan City	16 September 2018
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Rangpur City Corporation
• Mayor	Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa[1] (JP(E))
• Police Commissioner	Nur-E-Alam Mina, BPM(Bar), PPM
Area
• Urban	205 km2 (79 sq mi)
• Metro	239.72 km2 (92.56 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (111.549 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Rank	5th in Bangladesh
• Rank	5th in Bangladesh
• Urban	1,031,388
• Urban density	3,871/km2 (10,030/sq mi)
• Metro	1,450,128
• Metro density	4,167/km2 (10,790/sq mi)
Demonym	Rangpuria/Rongpuria (রংপুরিয়া)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	5400[2]
Police	Rangpur Metropolitan Police
Calling Code	521
Website	rpcc.gov.bd

Rangpur (/ˈrʌŋpʊər/, /rʌŋˈpʊər/; Bengali: রংপুর, romanized: Rongpur, lit. 'City of Colour', is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur is located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. ^[3][4]

Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh. ^[3]The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki Ballav. Rangpur City Corporation is the 2nd largest city corporation in Bangladesh by area at about 205 square km.

Previously serving as the headquarters of the Greater Rangpur district, Rangpur underwent administrative restructuring, resulting in the formation of the Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, and Rangpur districts.