Official Name: | Domar |
Native Name: | ডোমার |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 26°N 88°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Rangpur |
Subdivision Name2: | Nilphamari |
Area Total Km2: | 216.36 |
Population Total: | 282630 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5340[2] |
Area Code: | 0551[3] |
Website: | Official Map of Domar |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Domar (bn|ডোমার) is an upazila of Nilphamari District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Domar is located at 26.1°N 88.8361°W. It has 58,020 households and total area 216.36 km2. Three rivers, namely Buri Tista, Shalki and Deonai are flowing through the upazila.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Domar Upazila had 58,020 households and a population of 249,429. 64,048 (25.68%) were under 10 years of age. Domar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 40,173 (16.11%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[8] It was under Dimla thana before 1875.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, Sonaray and Melapanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.
Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.