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Raipur
রায়পুর | |
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| Coordinates: 23°2′N 90°46.5′E / 23.033°N 90.7750°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Lakshmipur |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 195.98 km2 (75.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 313,648 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | raipur |
Raipur (Bengali: রায়পুর) is an upazila in Lakshmipur District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. It is surrounded by the upazilas of Faridganj, Ramganj, Lakshmipur Sadar, Mehendiganj and Haimchar, and on the west by the Meghna River.[2] Raipur has 40,618 households, and covers an area of 201.32 square kilometres (77.73 sq mi).
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ Nazmul Ahsan Raju (2012). "Raipur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.