Haluaghat Upazila
Haluaghat
হালুয়াঘাট | |
|---|---|
Fields in Beltali village with Garo Hills in background | |
| Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°21′E / 25.1250°N 90.350°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Area | |
• Total | 357.61 km2 (138.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 316,539 |
| • Density | 885.15/km2 (2,292.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2260[2] |
| Website | haluaghat |
Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an upazila of Mymensingh District in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. [3]
Geography
Haluaghat is located at 25°07′30″N 90°21′00″E / 25.1250°N 90.3500°E. It has 69,725 households and a total area of 357.61 km2.
There is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border at Haluaghat.[4]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 167,070 | — |
| 1991 | 242,339 | +45.1% |
| 2001 | 269,372 | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 290,043 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 316,539 | +9.1% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[5] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Haluaghat Upazila had 81,123 households and a population of 316,539. 10.28% of the population were under 5 years of age. Haluaghat had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.00%: 68.62% for males and 65.47% for females, and a sex ratio of 95.29 males for 100 females. 48,399 (15.29%) lived in urban areas. The ethnic population is 8,980 (2.84%), nearly all Garo and a small number are Hajong.[5]
Administration
Haluaghat Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]
The upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Amtoil, Bhubankura, Bildora, Dhara, Dhurail, Gazirbhita, Haluaghat, Jugli, Kaichapur, Narail, Sakuai, and Swadeshi. The union parishads are subdivided into 146 mauzas and 214 villages.[6]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Administrative geography of Bangladesh
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 401. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Haluaghat Upazila". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Land Ports". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Mymensingh (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-226-9.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Mymensingh" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
- Media related to Haluaghat Upazila at Wikimedia Commons