Domar Upazila

Domar (Bengali: ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Domar ডোমার
Upazila
Domar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 26°6′N 88°50.2′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Nilphamari District
Area
• Total	250.84 km^2 (96.85 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	175,507
• Density	700/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Domar

Geography

Domar is located at 26.1000°N 88.8361°E. It has 33490 households and total area 250.84 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, and Sonaray. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.[3]

Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[3]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Riasat Karim (2012), "Domar 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. "District Statistics 2011: Nilphamari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.