Dhamoirhat Upazila
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| Dhamoirhat ধামইরহাট |
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 Dhamoirhat
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| Coordinates: 25°8.7′N 88°51.7′E / 25.145°N 88.8617°ECoordinates: 25°8.7′N 88°51.7′E / 25.145°N 88.8617°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Naogaon District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 300.8 km2 (116.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 151,875 |
| • Density | 505/km2 (1,307.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Dhamoirhat |
Dhamoirhat (Bengali: ধামইরহাট) is an Upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Dhamoirhat is located at 25°08′40″N 88°51′40″E / 25.1444°N 88.8611°E . It has 29661 units of house hold and total area 300.8 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dhamoirhat has a population of 151875. Males constitute are 51.73% of the population, and females 48.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 80044. Dhamoirhat has an average literacy rate of 28.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Dhamoirhat has 8 Unions/Wards, 212 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 250 villages.
[edit] Legend
In Maahishontosh, an extraordinary long tomb is popularly known as the Tomb of Muhammad Shiran Khilji, an earlier Turkic ruler of Bengal.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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