Atwari Upazila
Upazila in Rangpur, Bangladesh
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Atwari (Bengali: আটোয়ারী) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in Rangpur, Bangladesh.[3]
Atwari
আটোয়ারী | |
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Mirzapur Shahi Mosque | |
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| Coordinates: 26°18.5′N 88°27.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Panchagarh |
| Area | |
• Total | 209.92 km2 (81.05 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 141,549 |
| • Density | 674.30/km2 (1,746.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5040[2] |
| Website | Official Map of Atwari |
The upazila comprises six union councils.
Geography
Atwari is located at 26.3083°N 88.4583°E. It has 32,045 households and total area 209.92 km2.
Atwari upazila is bounded by Chopra CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on a portion of the north, Boda Upazila on a portion of the north and on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Baliadangi upazilas on the south and Islampur CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, on the west.[3][4][5]
River
Atwari has 3 rivers.
- Tangon River
- Nagar River
- Pathraj River
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Atwari Upazila had 35,352 households and a population of 141,549. 9.54% of the population were under 5 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 76.19%: 80.64% for males and 71.84% for females, and a sex ratio of 98.06 males for every 100 females. 14,178 (10.02%) lived in urban areas. Ethnic population is 757 (0.53%).[6]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Atwari Upazila had 32,045 households and a population of 133,650. 31,033 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 11,274 (8.44%) lived in urban areas.[7][8]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Atwari has a population of 103,906. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,469. Atwari has an average literacy rate of 37.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[9]
Administration
UNO: Md. Shafiul Mazlubin Rahman.[10]
Atwari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alowakhowa, Balarampur, Dhamor, Mirzapur, Radhanagar, and Toria. The union parishads are subdivided into 62 mauzas and 64 villages.[7]
Notable people
- Abdur Rahman (1937–2005), actor
- Naimuzzaman Bhuiyan (born 1973), politician
- Sarjis Alam (born 1998), July Revolution activist
- Mirza family of Atwari
- Mirza Ghulam Hafiz (1920–2000), lawyer, statesman and philanthropist
- Mirza Ruhul Amin (1921–1997), government minister
- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir (born 1948), Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism
