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{{Short description|City in Dinajpur District, Rangpur Division}}
{{About|the city in Bangladesh|the other uses|Dinajpur (disambiguation)}}
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'''Dinajpur''' ({{langx|bn|দিনাজপুর}} {{IPA|bn|dinad͡ʒpur|}}) is a city and the district headquarters of [[Dinajpur District, Bangladesh|Dinajpur district]] situated in [[Rangpur Division]], [[Bangladesh]]. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of [[Dhaka]]. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi Bechapara, Pulhat, and Koshba on the south; on the east by Shekpura; and by the river [[Punarbhaba River|Punarbhaba]] on the west. About 213,000 people live here which makes this city the [[List of cities and towns in Bangladesh|21st largest city]] in [[Bangladesh]].

== Geography and climate ==
[[File:Winter morning in Bangladesh.jpg|thumb|left|Winter morning in Dinajpur]]
Dinajpur is located in the north-western part of the country. It covers an area of 20.7 square kilometers (8.0 sq mi).

It is situated at 25°37′N 88°39′E on the eastern bank of the [[Punarbhaba River|river Punarbhaba]]. Dinajpur has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Cwa) that borders a [[tropical climate]] and has humid, hot summers, characterized monsoon season and mild, dry winters.

{{Dinajpur weatherbox}}

==Demographics==

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According to the [[2022 Bangladeshi census|2022 Bangladesh census]], Dinajpur Paurashava had 51,479 households and a population of 212,288. Dinajpur had a literacy rate of 88.79%: 90.79% for males and 86.70% for females, and a sex ratio of 104.67 males per 100 females. 7.30% of the population was under 5 years of age. Ethnic population was 2,097 (0.99%) of which 1242 were [[Santal people|Santal]] and 501 [[Kurukh people|Oraon]].<ref name="2022census">{{Cite book |url=http://203.112.218.101/storage/files/1/Publications/PHC_2021%20Community%20Report/RANGPUR%20DIVISION/Community%20Report%20Dinajpur.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - Community Report: Dinajpur |date=June 2024 |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]] |isbn=978-984-475-326-6 |series=Community Report |location=[[Dhaka]] |pages= }}</ref>

According to the [[2011 Bangladeshi census|2011 Bangladesh census]], Dinajpur city had 40,929 households and a population of 186,727. 31,320 (16.77%) were under 10 years of age. Dinajpur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.37%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 942 females per 1,000 males. The ethnic population was 2,402 (1.29%), of which 1,385 were [[Santal people|Santal]] and 777 [[Kurukh people|Oraon]].<ref name="census2011">{{cite web |title=Population & Housing Census 2011 (Zila Series & Community Series) |url=https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/47856ad0-7e1c-4aab-bd78-892733bc06eb/- |website= |publisher=[[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]]}}</ref>

== Education ==
Over the last 25 years, Dinajpur has attracted some prominent educational institutions, all of which are government financed. They are as follows:

[[Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University]] is located 13 km north of Dinajpur town and is one of the prominent institutions in North Bengal. It offers various undergraduate programs such as computer science, BBA, agriculture, fisheries, veterinary medicine and postgraduate programs like agronomy, horticulture and soil science.

Established in 1992, M Abdur Rahim Medical College (former Dinajpur Medical College) is one of the 36 government financed medical institutions located at historical Ananda sagar area in Dinajpur City. Currently, it offers a five-year MBBS Program, along with a one-year compulsory post-graduation internship program. In 2009, Dinajpur city began an English version of education. Some notable English Version schools are: Bethel Int'l School, Dinajpur Ridge School, Dinajpur Laboratory School, Dinajpur Public School, South Point School and Green International School. [[Dinajpur Polytechnic Institute]], Textile Institute Dinajpur, Saint Philip's High School & College, Saint Joseph School Dinajpur, [[Dinajpur Zila School|Dinajpur Zilla school]], Dinajpur Govt. Girls High School, Dinajpur High School, Dinajpur Police Line School, Dinajpur Collectorate School & College, Dinajpur Govt. College, is one of the best institutions in Dinajpur.

Tenth educational board of Bangladesh has been established in Dinajpur in 2007. From 2009 S.S.C. (Secondary School Certificate) and H.S.C. (Higher Secondary School Certificate) exams have been started to be taken. In S.S.C. exam for the first time it stood 2nd in the country in the G.P.A. 5 list.

== History ==
At first, after its formation in 1856, the Dinajpur Municipality used to be run by a town committee presided over by the Deputy Magistrate. This was among the first 40 municipalities in Bengal at that time. Later in 1868, the 'District Town Act' commissioned a chairman of the municipality who replaced the Deputy Magistrate and given a similar rank as a District Magistrate. Mr. Patterson was appointed the first chairman of Dinajpur Municipality in 1869. Now present Mayor is Syed Jahangir Alam. It is indicative of how the demography of Dinajpur is largely diversified. People from Maldah, Bihar, Jalpaiguri and Rajsthan state of India can be easily seen sattled here throughout the district and city as well.<ref>Mehrab Ali, "History of Dinajpur Pourasava"</ref>

== Agriculture ==
Dinajpur is famous for agriculture. Specially Dinajpur is famous for its [[Lychee|Litchi]] and aromatic rice (Katarivog).
==Sister towns==
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Pembroke Park, Florida]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=নিউজ |first=সময় |title=দিনাজপুর পৌরসভা ও যুক্তরাষ্ট্রের ফ্লোরিডার পার্ক পেমব্রোক সিটির চুক্তি {{!}} বাংলাদেশ |url=https://www.somoynews.tv/news/2025-07-31/ATRCYtGS |access-date=2025-08-06 |website=Somoy News |language=bn}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* Air Vice-Marshal [[Momtaz Uddin Ahmed]], Seventh Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force
* [[Narayan Gangopadhyay]], novelist, poet, essayist, and short-story writer
* [[Haji Mohammad Danesh]], politician and communist activist
* [[Swami Atmasthananda]], fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission
* [[Debojyoti Mishra]], Indian music director and film composer
* [[Liton Das]], cricketer
* [[Shawkat Ali (novelist)|Shawkat Ali]], Prominent novelist
* [[Mohammad Farhad]], popularly known as "Comrade Farhad", guerrilla force commander during the Bangladesh independence war, and the President of [[Communist Party of Bangladesh]] and former member of [[Jatiya Sangsad]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:The lonely cyclist.jpg|Sukh Sagor
File:Matasagor, Dinajpur.jpg|Matasagor
File:Vigorous touch of the morning, Dinajpur, Bangladesh.JPG|Bangibechar Hat
File:Dinajpur Railway Bridge.jpg|Dinajpur Railway Bridge
File:Punorvoba River.jpg|Punarbhaba River
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Dinajpur}}
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* {{Official website|http://www.dinajpurmunicipality.com|name= Website of Dinajpur Municipality}}

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[[Category:Dinajpur District, Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Populated places in Rangpur Division]]
[[Category:1786 establishments in the British Empire]]
[[Category:1786 establishments in India]]

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