Rangpur (Division)

রংপুর বিভাগ Rangpur
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Rangpur
surface	16,317.6 km²
Residents	17,602,000 (2016)
density	1079 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-F
Website	rangpurdiv.gov.bd (Bengali)

Coordinates: 25 ° 48 '  N , 89 ° 0'  E

The Rangpur Division ( Bengali : রংপুর বিভাগ , Raṃpur bibhāg ) is one of eight administrative units in Bangladesh , which are superordinate to the districts and are named after their largest city. It was founded on January 25, 2010 as a spin-off from the Rajshahi Division . Its area amounts to 16,317.55 km², it is located in the northwest of the country. Its population is around 16 million (2011). The administrative capital is Rangpur .

The Rangpur division borders India to the north, west and east and the Rajshahi and Maimansingh divisions to the south .

The administrative unit is made up of eight districts: Dinajpur , Gaibandha , Kurigram , Lalmonirhat , Nilphamari , Panchagarh , Rangpur and Thakurgaon .

Population development

year	population
1991 census	11,997,979
2001 census	13,847,150
2011 census	15,787,758
2016 estimate	17,602,000