About Rangpur District
Geography of Rangpur
Rangpur District is bordered on the north by Nilphamari District, on the south by Gaibandha District, on the east by Kurigram, and on the west by Dinajpur district. Rangpur town is the district headquarters.
The district has 3 municipalities, namely, Rangpur Main (Sadar), Badarganj, and Kaunia, and eight Upazilas, namely:
* Badarganj
* Gangachara
* Kaunia
* Rangpur Sadar
* Mithapukur
* Pirgachha
* Pirganj
* Taraganj
Rangpur town, covering an area of around 43 square kilometers, lies on the bank of the Little Ghaghat River, and was turned into a municipality back in 1869. The population of the Rangpur municipality as of 2006 is 251,699, with 52% male and 48% female, and the literacy rate is 54.6%.
The soil composition is mainly alluvial soil (80%) of the Teesta River basin, and the remaining is barind soil. The temperature ranges from 32 degrees Celsius to 11 degrees Celsius, and the annual rainfall averages 2931 mm.
Religion in Rangpur District
The district of Rangpur consists mosques, temples, Buddhist temples and churches.
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