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Rangpur,Rangpur cityDistrict in(Rajshahi northwesterndivision) Bangladesh,with inan northernarea Rajshahiof Division.2307.78 Rangpursq km, is locatedbounded by aboutnilphamari 160district kmon (aboutthe 100north, mi)gaibandha northdistrict ofon the citysouth, ofkurigram Rajshahi.district Rangpuron isthe aeast and marketdinajpur centerdistrict foron jute,the west. Main rivers are rice,tista, potatoes,Jamuneshwari, finekaratoya, tobacco,Chikli and animalghaghat. hidesAbout produced80% inarea of the region.district is composed of alluvial soil of Tista Roadsbasin and railways20% Barind land. Annual average temperature: maximum 32.3°C, minimum 11.2°C; total rainfall 2931 mm. Rangpur (Town) stands connecton the citybank toof the river Ghagat. It consists of Dinajpur15 wards and Rajshahi.109 Severalmahallas. collegesThe affiliatedtown withwas Rajshahiturned Universityinto area municipality in Rangpur.1869. It has an area of 42.57 sq km. The population of the municipality is 251699; male 52.31%, female 47.69%. The citydensity of population is also5913 per sq km. Literacy rate among the sitetown people is 54.6%.
Administration The district consists of Rangpurthree Medicalmunicipalities, Collegeeight Hospital,upazilas, one33 outdoorwards, and84 twounion indoorparishads, stadiums,2151 mouzas and a1519 publicvillages library.203 Rangpurmahallas. wasThe designatedupazilas aare municipalitybadarganj, ingangachara, 1869.kaunia, Populationrangpur (1991)sadar, 220,849.mithapukur, pirgachha, pirganj and taraganj; the municipalities are Rangpur Sadar, Badarganj and Kaunia.
