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{{Short description|Division of Bangladesh}}
{{About|Rangpur as a division in Bangladesh|other uses|Rangpur (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Rangpur Division
| native_name = রংপুর বিভাগ
| native_name_lang = bn
| settlement_type = [[Divisions of Bangladesh|Division]] of [[Bangladesh]]
| other_name = Barind-Uttarbanga
| image_caption =
| image_seal =
| image_map = Rangpur in Bangladesh.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Map of Rangpur Division
| image_map1 = Rangpur Division districts map.png
| map_caption1 = Districts of Rangpur Division
| coordinates = {{coord|25|50|N|89|00|E|region:BD_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1 July 2010
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Rangpur City]]
| government_footnotes =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = [[Divisional Commissioner of Bangladesh|Divisional Commissioner]]
| leader_name = Md. Habibur Rahman<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/divcommlist.php | title=List of Divisional Commissioners }}</ref>
| leader_title1 = [[Parliament of Bangladesh|Parliamentary constituency]]
| leader_name1 = [[Jatiya Sangsad]] ([[List of parliamentary constituencies of Bangladesh#Rangpur Division|33 seats]])
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 16184.99
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 17610956
| population_as_of = 2022 census
| population_footnotes =
| population_demonym = [[Bengalis|Rangpuriya]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note =
| blank_name_sec1 = [[Human Development Index|HDI]] (2019)
| blank_info_sec1 = 0.606<ref name="GlobalDataLab">{{Cite web|url=https://globaldatalab.org/shdi/shdi/BGD/|title=Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab|website=hdi.globaldatalab.org|language=en|access-date=2021-06-21}}</ref> {{color|#fc0|medium}}
| timezone1 = [[Bangladesh Standard Time|BST]]
| utc_offset1 = +6
| iso_code = BD-F
| website = {{URL|http://www.rangpurdiv.gov.bd}}
| footnotes =
| blank_name_sec2 = Notable cricket teams
| blank_info_sec2 = [[Rangpur Riders]], [[Rangpur Division cricket team|Rangpur Division]]
}}
'''Rangpur Division''' ({{lang-bn|রংপুর বিভাগ}}) is one of the Divisions in Bangladesh. It was formed on 25 January 2010,<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book
|author=Rajib Mondal
|chapter=Rangpur Division
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Rangpur_Division
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> as [[Bangladesh]]'s 7th division. Before that, it was under [[Rajshahi Division]]. The Rangpur division consists of eight districts. There are 58 Upazilas or subdistricts under these eight districts. Rangpur is the northernmost division of Bangladesh and has a population of 17,610,956 in the 2022 Census.

The major cities of this new division are [[Rangpur, Bangladesh|Rangpur]], [[Saidpur, Rangpur Division|Saidpur]] and [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur]]. Rangpur has well-known educational institutions, such as [[Carmichael College]], [[Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University]], [[Rangpur Medical College]], [[Rangpur Cadet College]], [[Begum Rokeya University]] and [[Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology|Bangladesh Army University of Science and Technology, Saidpur]].

[[Man Singh I|Mansingh]], commander of [[Emperor Akbar]], conquered part of Rangpur in 1575. Rangpur came completely under the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal empire]] in 1686. Mughalbasa and Mughalhat of Kurigram district still bear marks of the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] rule in the region. During the Mughal rule part of Rangpur was under the [[Sarkar (country subdivision)|sarkar]] of Ghoraghat, and part under the sarkar of Pinjarah.<ref>{{cite book |author=Nasrin Akhter |chapter=Sarkar |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Sarkar |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]] |year=2012 |edition=Second}}</ref> Rangapur [[Ghoraghat Upazila|Ghoraghat]] has been mentioned in the [[Riyaz-us-Salatin]]. During the early period of the company rule [[Fakir-Sannyasi Rebellion]] and peasant rebellion were held in Rangpur.

== Administrative divisions ==
Rangpur Division was formed by taking 8 northern districts of [[Rajshahi Division]]. Now it has 8 Districts, 58 [[Upazila]]s, 1 [[City Corporations in Bangladesh|City Corporation]], 21 [[Pourasava]]s and 536 [[Union councils of Bangladesh|Union councils]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+
Districts of Rangpur Division
!District Name
!Capital
!Area (km2)
!Population (2022)
|-
![[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur District]]
|Dinajpur
|3,444.30
|3,315,238
|-
![[Kurigram District]]
|Kurigram
|2,245.04
|2,329,161
|-
![[Gaibandha District]]
|Gaibandha
|2,179.27
|2,562,232
|-
![[Lalmonirhat District]]
|Lalmonirhat
|1,247.371
|1,428,406
|-
![[Nilphamari District]]
|Nilphamari
|1,643.70
|2,092,567
|-
![[Panchagarh District]]
|Panchagarh
|1,404.63
|1,179,843
|-
![[Rangpur District]]
|Rangpur
|2,400.56
|3,169,615
|-
![[Thakurgaon District]]
|Thakurgaon
|1,781.74
|1,533,894
|-
!Total
|8
|16,184.99
|11,034,863
|}

==Demographics==
{{bar box
|title=Religions in Rangpur division (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zila Series|url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/-|website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=left
|bars=
{{bar percent|[[Islam in Bangladesh|Muslims]]|green|86.26}}
{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Bangladesh|Hindus]]|darkorange|12.98}}
{{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.76}}
}}

According to the 2011 census, the total population of Rangpur Division is 15,787,758 and population density is 980/km2. 51.18% of total population is male, and 48.82% is female. Bengali's are the majority community. Notable native ethnic groups are [[Santal]], [[Munda people|Munda]], [[Oraon people|Oraon]], [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] including [[Jalia Kaibarta|Kaibarta]] and [[Koch people|Koch]]. Most of the people of Rangpur Division are [[Muslims]]. [[Hindus]] are a large minority whereas a small number of adherents of [[Christianity]] and other religions are also seen.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rangpur Division |url=http://en.banglapeadia.org/index.php?title=Rangpur_Division |date=27 October 2015 |website=Banglapedia }}</ref>

== Communication ==
[[File:Front view of Tajhat Landlord's Palace in Rangpur, Bangladesh.jpg|thumb|277x277px|Tajhat Palace, situated in the Rangpur City, is one of the most visited monuments within the Division.]]
Rangpur has good road, rail and air communications with the capital as well as other parts of the country. The [[N5 (Bangladesh)|N5]] (National Highway 5) links the division with the capital. There are a total of 21 express trains which connect different districts of the division with the capital and other parts of the country. There are also three [[Domestic airport]]s, among them [[Saidpur Airport]] is the major one.

==Legacy==
Rangpur has lent its name to the fruit [[Rangpur (fruit)]] and [[Tanqueray]] Rangpur Gin.

==See also==
* [[Divisions of Bangladesh]]

==References==
{{Wikivoyage}}
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Rangpur Division
|North = [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|Northeast = [[Assam]], [[India]]
|East = [[Meghalaya]], [[India]]
|Southeast = [[Dhaka Division]]
|South = [[Rajshahi Division]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[West Bengal]], [[India]]
|Northwest =
}}

{{Divisions of Bangladesh}}
{{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}
{{Authority control}}


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