Haluaghat
হালুয়াঘাট
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Fields in Beltali village with Garo Hills in background
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| Coordinates: 25°7.5′N 90°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
(2011)
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| • Total | 290,043 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | haluaghat |
Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an upazilaofMymensingh District in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. [1]
Haluaghat is located at 25°07′30″N 90°21′00″E / 25.1250°N 90.3500°E / 25.1250; 90.3500. It has 69,725 households and total area 357.61 km2.
There is a border checkpoint on the Bangladesh-India border at Haluaghat.[2]
| Religions in Haluaghat upazila (2011)[3] | ||||
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| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam |
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91.34% | ||
| Christianity |
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4.40% | ||
| Hinduism |
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4.17% | ||
| Other or not stated |
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0.09% | ||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat Upazila had 69,725 households and a population of 290,043. 77,789 (26.82%) 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 1034 females per 1000 males. 11,710 (4.04%) lived in urban areas.[4][3]
As of the 1991 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 had an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[5]
12,924 (4.46%) belong to the Indigenous communities. Ethnic communities in Haluaghat are: Garo, Hajong, Koch, Dalu, Bangshi Barman, Khatrio, Kurmi and Mal, although vast majority (over 96%) are Garo.[1]
Haluaghat Thana was formed in 1916 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]
The Upazila is divided into 12 union 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.[6]
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Upazilas of the Mymensingh Division | ||
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Headquarters: Mymensingh | ||
| Jamalpur District |
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| Mymensingh District |
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| Netrokona District |
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| Sherpur District |
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