Mithapukur
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Mithapukur মিঠাপুকুর |
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| Upazila | |
 Mithapukur
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| Coordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°ECoordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Rangpur Division |
| District | Rangpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 515.62 km2 (199.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,08,133 |
| • Density | 990/km2 (2,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Website of Mithapukur |
Mithapukur (/miːtɑːpuːkʊər/; মিঠাপুকুর Mithapukur [ˈmiʈʰaˌpukur]) is an upazila of Rangpur District in the division of Rangpur, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the middle of Rangpur, surrounded by Rangpur Sadar to the north, Pirganj to the south, Badarganj and Phulbari to the west and Pirgachha and Sundarganj to the east. Mithapukur is famous for being the birthplace of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain and its sweet mango Harivanga.
Mithapukur is the largest upazila in Rangpur zila in respect of both area and population.It came into existence in 1885 as a thana and was upgraded to upazila in 1983. Nothing is definitely known about the origin of the upazila name. It is said that Mir Jumla II, the Subahdar of Bengal, came there by the order of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb in order to invade Koch Bihar. He set up a camp near the current Mithapukur Degree College during the period of his military expedition in Bengal. His forces faced an acute problem of water for which a pond was dug near the camp. The water of the pond was so sweet that Mir Jumla named the place "Mithapukur" (Mitha means Sweet and Pukur means Pond). Some believe that Shah Ismail Ghazi ordered to dig the pond. It is believed that the pond consisted of five separate ponds. But in course of time, they mixed into a single pond.
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