Mithapukur Upazila
Mithapukur
মিঠাপুকুর | |
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Jumma worshippers at Mithapukur Mosque | |
| Coordinates: 25°32.5′N 89°17′E / 25.5417°N 89.283°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Rangpur |
| District | Rangpur |
| Area | |
• Total | 515.62 km2 (199.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 538,723 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 5460 |
| Area code | 05225 |
| Website | mithapukur |
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Mithapukur (মিঠাপুকুর Mithapukur [ˈmiʈʰaˌpukur] ⓘ) is an upazila of Rangpur District in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. The upazila is situated in the middle of Rangpur, surrounded by Rangpur Sadar to the north, Pirganj to the south, Badarganj and Phulbari to the west and Pirgachha and Sundarganj to the east. Mithapukur is famous for being the birthplace of Begum Rokeya and its sweet mango Harivanga.