Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila

Lalmonirhat Sadar লালমনিরহাট সদর
Upazila
Lalmonirhat Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°ECoordinates: 25°54.9′N 89°27′E / 25.9150°N 89.450°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Lalmonirhat District
Area
• Total	259.54 km^2 (100.21 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	333,166[1]
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Lalmonirhat Sadar

Lalmonirhat Sadar (Bengali: লালমনিরহাট সদর) is an Upazila of Lalmonirhat District^[2] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Geography

Lalmonirhat Sadar is located at 25°54′55″N 89°27′00″E / 25.9153°N 89.4500°E. It has 49935 households and total area 259.54 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Lalmonirhat Sadar has a population of 260876. Males constitute 51.52% of the population, and females 48.48%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131281. Lalmonirhat Sadar has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[3]

Administration

Lalmonirhat Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 167 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 147 villages.

Education

There are 19 colleges in the upazila. They include honors level Lalmonirhat Government College.^[2][4]

See also

• Lalmonirhat Junction
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. "Lalmonirhat (District (Zila), Bangladesh) - Population Statistics and Location in Maps and Charts". citypopulation.de.
2. Tanzimul Nayan (2012). "Lalmonirhat Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
3. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
4. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.