Kaharole Upazila

Kaharole (Bengali: কাহারোল) is an upazila of Dinajpur District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Kaharole

কাহারোল
Kaharole
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°47.5′N 88°36′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictDinajpur District
Area
  Total205.54 km2 (79.36 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
  Total118,379
  Density576/km2 (1,490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Kaharole
Nayabad Mosque in Kaharole Upazila

Geography

Kaharole is located at 25.7917°N 88.6000°E / 25.7917; 88.6000. It has 22448 households and total area 205.54 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaharole has a population of 118379. Males constitute 51.78% of the population, and females 48.22%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 60240.

Administration

Kaharole Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Dabor, Mukundapur, Ramchandrapur, Rasulpur, Sundarpur, and Targaon. The union parishads are subdivided into 153 mauzas and 152 villages.[2]

References

  1. Md Ali Hossain (2012), "Kaharole Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Dinajpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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