Dinajpur Sadar দিনাজপুর সদর |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.633°N 88.650°ECoordinates: 25°38′N 88°39′E / 25.633°N 88.650°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Rangpur Division |
District | Dinajpur District |
Area | |
• Total | 354.34 km2 (136.81 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 184,159 |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Website | Dinajpurinfo.com |
Dinajpur Sadar (Bengali: দিনাজপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Dinajpur Sadar is located at 25°38′00″N 88°39′00″E / 25.6333°N 88.6500°E . It has 67,061 households and total area 354.34 km².
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dinajpur Sadar has a population of 357,888. Males constitute 52.08% of the population, and females 47.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187,016. Dinajpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 41.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Also, Nanabari is at DInajpur.
Dinajpur Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 299 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 205 villages. Member of Parliament: Iqbalur Rahim.
According to Banglapedia, Dinajpur Government Girls' High School, founded in 1869, is a notable secondary school.