Bogra Sadar Upazila
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Bogra Sadar বগুড়া সদর |
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| Upazila | |
 Bogra Sadar
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| Coordinates: 24°51′N 89°22′E / 24.850°N 89.367°ECoordinates: 24°51′N 89°22′E / 24.850°N 89.367°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Bogra District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 176.58 km2 (68.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2011 census) | |
| • Total | 555,014 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Postal code | 5800, 5801 |
| Website |
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Bogra Sadar Upazila (Bengali: বগুড়া সদর উপজেলা) is an upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bogra Thana was established in 1821 and was converted into an upazila in 1983. The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Bogra town, is located.
Bogra Sadar Upazila has a total area of 176.58 square kilometres (68.18 sq mi). It borders Shibganj Upazila to the north, Gabtali Upazila to the east, Shajahanpur Upazila to the south, and Kahaloo Upazila to the west. The Karatoya River flows south through the upazila.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bogra Sadar Upazila had 131,862 households and a population of 555,014, 63.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 8.4% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 65.7%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.
The boundaries of the upazila were redrawn in 2003 to create a new upazila, Shajahanpur. The combined population of the two in 2011 was 844,818, a 21.7% increase from 2001.
Bogra Sadar Upazila is divided into Bogra Municipality and 11 union parishads: Erulia, Fapore, Gokul, Lahiri Para, Namuja, Nishindara, Noongola, Rajapur, Sekherkola, Shabgram, and Shakharia. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages.
Bogra Municipality is subdivided into 20 wards and 111 mahallas.
There are 13 colleges in the upazila, most located in Bogra town. Ones outside the town include Adarsha Mohabiddyalaya in Puran Bogra, Jahidur Rahman Women's College in Erulia, Namuza Degree College in Namuja, and Noon Gola Degree College.
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