Lalpur Upazila

Lalpur
লালপুর
Upazila
Lalpur

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°58.5′E / 24.183°N 88.9750°E / 24.183; 88.9750Coordinates: 24°11′N 88°58.5′E / 24.183°N 88.9750°E / 24.183; 88.9750
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rajshahi Division
District Natore District
Area
 • Total 327.92 km2 (126.61 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 216,973
 • Density 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Lalpur

Lalpur (Bengali: লালপুর) is an Upazila of Natore District[1] in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

Geography

Lalpur is located at 24°11′00″N 88°58′30″E / 24.1833°N 88.9750°E / 24.1833; 88.9750 . It has 39,448 households and total area 327.92 km².

Climate

It's located in an area which is both the hottest and the coldest in Bangladesh. If temperature comes down to a mild 3 or 3.5 °C at winter, it comes up to 43 °C at summer.

All the year round, temperature remains hottest simultaneously rainfalls are recorded lowest in this part of Bangladesh.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalpur has a population of 216973. Males constitute 51.71% of the population, and females 48.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 108782. Lalpur has an average literacy rate of 24.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Lalpur has 10 Unions/Wards, 211 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 228 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md. Moniruzzaman (2012), "Lalpur Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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