Raomari Upazila

Rowmari (Raumari, Bengali: রৌমারী) is an upazila of Kurigram District[1] in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Rowmari
রৌমারী
Upazila
Rowmari is located in Bangladesh
Rowmari
Rowmari
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°33.8′N 89°51′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionRangpur Division
DistrictKurigram District
Area
 • Total197.8 km2 (76.4 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total137,040
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
5640
Websiterowmari.kurigram.gov.bd

Geography

Rowmari is located at 25.5625°N 89.8500°E / 25.5625; 89.8500. It has 26065 households and a total area 197.8 km2.

The upazila is bounded by Ulipur Upazila and Assam state of India on the north, Char Rajibpur Upazila on the south, Assam state of India on the east, Char Rajibpur, Chilmari and Ulipur upazilas on the west.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rowmari has a population of 137040. Males constitute 49.34% of the population, and females 50.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 63884. Raomari has an average literacy rate of 16.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Raumari Thana was formed in 1908 and it was turned into an upazila on 1 August 1983.[3]

Raomari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Bondober, Dadevanga, Chor Shoulemari, Jadurchar, Raumari, and Shoulemari. The union parishads are subdivided into 29 mauzas and 198 villages.villages:Boraikandi,Boraikandi Bazar,boalmari,dathvanga,rowmai,kortimari.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. Md. Abdul Hakim (2012), "Raumari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "Raumari Upazila - Banglapedia". en.banglapedia.org. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Kurigram" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. রৌমারী উপজেলা. Rowmari Upazila (in Bengali).


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