Haluaghat Upazila HQ

 township, subdistrict, fourth-level administrative division, local government

Haluaghat (Bengali: হালুয়াঘাট) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is located at 25.1250°N 90.3500°E. With an area of 356.07 sq km is bounded by Garo Hills of the Meghalaya state (India) on the north, Phulpur upazila on the south, Dhobaura upazila on the east and Nalitabari upazila on the west. Main rivers are Kangsa, Memong and Bhogai. The upazila has 49520 units of household in 12 Unions/Wards, 147 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 205 villages.

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haluaghat has a population of 242339. Males constitute are 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122863. Haluaghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, population 242339; male 50.68% and female 49.32%; Muslim 89.21%, Hindu 5.04%, Buddhist 0.01%, Christian 5.65% and others 0.09%.

Educational institutions: college 3, high school 21, junior high school 4, madrasa 68, maktab 210, government primary school 65, non-government primary school 85, vocational training institute 1. Noted educational institutions: Haluaghat Mission School (1923), Beroi dakuni High School (1941), Ideal High School (1951).

Mosque 272, temple 44 and church 39. Most noted are Haluaghat Dhanhata Jamea mosque, Markas mosque and Ramsundar temple.