Haluaghat হালুয়াঘাট | |
|---|---|
 Fields in Beltali village withGaro Hills in background | |
.svg) | |
| Coordinates:25°7.5′N90°21′E / 25.1250°N 90.350°E /25.1250; 90.350 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Area | |
• Total | 357.61 km2 (138.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 316,539 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2260[2] |
| Website | haluaghat |
Haluaghat (Bengali:হালুয়াঘাট) is anupazila ofMymensingh District inMymensingh,Bangladesh.[3]
Haluaghat is located at25°07′30″N90°21′00″E / 25.1250°N 90.3500°E /25.1250; 90.3500. It has 69,725 households and a total area of 357.61 km2.
There is aborder checkpoint on theBangladesh-India border at Haluaghat.[4]
| Religions in Haluaghat Upazila (2022)[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 92.32% | |||
| Christianity | 3.84% | |||
| Hinduism | 3.82% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.02% | |||
According to the2011 Census of Bangladesh, Haluaghat Upazila had 69,725 households and a population of 290,043. 77,789 (26.82%) people were under 10 years of age. Haluaghat has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 38.89%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1,034 females per 1,000 males. 11,710 (4.04%) people lived in the urban areas.[6][7]
According to the1991 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat had a population of 242,339. Males constituted 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This upazila's eighteen-up population was 122,863. Haluaghat has a average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years) compared to the national average of 32.4%.[8]
12,924 (4.46%) belong to indigenous communities. Ethnic communities in Haluaghat are:Garo,Hajong,Koch, Dalu, Bangshi Barman, Khatrio, Kurmi and Mal, although vast majority (over 96%) are Garo.[3]
Haluaghat Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[3]
The upazila is divided into 12union parishads: Amtoil, Bhubankura, Bildora, Dhara, Dhurail, Gazirbhita, Haluaghat, Jugli, Kaichapur, Narail, Sakuai, and Swadeshi. The union parishads are subdivided into 146 mauzas and 214 villages.[9]
Media related toHaluaghat Upazila at Wikimedia Commons| Upazilas |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Upazilas of theMymensingh Division | ||
|---|---|---|
Headquarters:Mymensingh | ||
| Jamalpur District |  | |
| Mymensingh District | ||
| Netrokona District | ||
| Sherpur District | ||
| ThisMymensingh Division location article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |