Rangpur
রংপুর | |
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From top (clockwise): Tajhat Palace, Carmichael College, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur City, Keramatia Mosque, Rangpur Town Hall | |
Nickname: Baher Desh | |
![]() Expandable map of Rangpur | |
Coordinates: 25°44′56″N 89°14′49″E / 25.749°N 89.247°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rangpur |
District | Rangpur |
Municipality | 1 May 1869 |
City Corporation | 28 June 2012 |
Metropolitan City | 16 September 2018 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–Council |
• Body | Rangpur City Corporation |
• Administrator | Md. Zakir Hossain |
• Police Commissioner | Nur-E-Alam Mina, BPM(Bar), PPM |
Area | |
• Urban | 205 km2 (79 sq mi) |
• Metro | 239.72 km2 (92.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (111.549 ft) |
Population (2022) | |
• Rank | 5th in Bangladesh |
• Rank | 5th in Bangladesh |
• Urban | 1,031,388 |
• Urban density | 3,871/km2 (10,030/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,450,128 |
• Metro density | 4,167/km2 (10,790/sq mi) |
Demonym | Rangpuria/Rongpuria (রংপুরিয়া) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 5400[1] |
Police | Rangpur Metropolitan Police |
Calling Code | 521 |
Website | rpcc |
Rangpur (/ˈrʌŋpʊər/, /rʌŋˈpʊər/; Bengali: রংপুর, romanized: Rongpur, lit. 'City of Colour'), is one of the major cities in Bangladesh and Rangpur Division. Rangpur is located in the northwestern part of Bangladesh. [2][3]
Rangpur was declared a district headquarters on December 16, 1769, and established as a municipality in 1869, making it one of the oldest municipalities in Bangladesh. [2]The municipal office building was erected in 1892 under the precedence Raja Janaki Ballav. Rangpur City Corporation is the 2nd largest city corporation in Bangladesh by area at about 205 square km.
Previously serving as the headquarters of the Greater Rangpur district, Rangpur underwent administrative restructuring, resulting in the formation of the Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, and Rangpur districts.