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Rangpur Division
রংপুর বিভাগ Barind-Uttarbanga | |
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  .JPG)    Clockwise from the top: Tajhat Palace, Dharla River in Kurigram, Kantajew Temple, Rangpur Town Hall, Sura Mosque, and Fields of Phulchari | |
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| Coordinates: 25°50′N 89°00′E / 25.833°N 89.000°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Established | 1 July 2010 |
| Capital and largest city | Rangpur City |
| Government | |
| • Divisional Commissioner | Jakir Hossain [1] |
| • Parliamentary constituency | Jatiya Sangsad (33 seats) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,184.99 km2 (6,249.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2022 census) | |
| • Total | 17,610,956 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Rangpuriya |
| Languages | |
| • Official language | Bengali[2] |
| • Regional language | Rangpuri |
| • Indigenous minority languages | |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| ISO 3166 code | BD-F |
| HDI (2019) | 0.606[3] medium |
| Notable cricket teams | Rangpur Riders, Rangpur Division |
| Website | www |
Rangpur Division (Bengali: রংপুর বিভাগ) is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010,[4] as Bangladesh's 7th division. Before that, it was under Rajshahi Division. The Rangpur division consists of eight districts. There are 58 Upazilas or subdistricts under these eight districts. Rangpur is the northernmost division of Bangladesh and has a population of 17,610,956 in the 2022 Census.
The major cities of this new division are Rangpur, Nilphamari, Saidpur and Dinajpur. Rangpur has well-known educational institutions, such as Carmichael College, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Rangpur Medical College, Rangpur Cadet College, Begum Rokeya University and Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology, Saidpur.
The division was the poorest in Bangladesh and had the highest incidence of extreme poverty (over one third of the population) according to World Bank data from 2016.[5]
- ^ "List of Divisional Commissioners".
- ^ "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
- ^ Rajib Mondal (2012). "Rangpur Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Geospatial Poverty Portal: Interactive Maps". World Bank. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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