Madaripur

Madaripur

মাদারিপুর
Madaripur মাদারিপুর
Municipality
	Shakuni Lake in Madaripur
	Madaripur Madaripur
	Coordinates: 23°10′N 90°12.5′E / 23.167°N 90.2083°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka
District	Madaripur
Upazila	Madaripur Sadar
Area
• Total	14.22 km2 (5.49 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	62,690
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	7900
Telephone area code	0661
Website	sadar.madaripur.gov.bd

Madaripur is a town in Dhaka division in south-central Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Madaripur District. It is named for Shah Madar, a Sufi saint who spread Islam in the region.

Demographics

Religions in Madaripur (2011)^[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			89.58%
Hinduism			10.31%
Other or not stated			0.11%

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Madaripur had 14,112 households and a population of 62,690. 12,668 (20.21%) were under 10 years of age. Madaripur had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.09%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1018 females per 1000 males.^[2]^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Madaripur (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	30.8 (87.4)	35.0 (95.0)	37.2 (99.0)	39.6 (103.3)	38.3 (100.9)	39.5 (103.1)	39.5 (103.1)	36.4 (97.5)	36.5 (97.7)	39.7 (103.5)	34.7 (94.5)	31.0 (87.8)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	24.9 (76.8)	28.5 (83.3)	32.5 (90.5)	34.1 (93.4)	34.0 (93.2)	32.9 (91.2)	32.0 (89.6)	32.2 (90.0)	32.4 (90.3)	32.1 (89.8)	29.9 (85.8)	26.3 (79.3)	31.0 (87.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	17.6 (63.7)	21.3 (70.3)	25.9 (78.6)	28.4 (83.1)	29.0 (84.2)	29.0 (84.2)	28.7 (83.7)	28.8 (83.8)	28.6 (83.5)	27.4 (81.3)	23.7 (74.7)	19.2 (66.6)	25.6 (78.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	12.0 (53.6)	15.4 (59.7)	20.1 (68.2)	23.5 (74.3)	24.8 (76.6)	26.0 (78.8)	26.2 (79.2)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	24.0 (75.2)	19.2 (66.6)	14.1 (57.4)	21.5 (70.7)
Record low °C (°F)	6.0 (42.8)	8.1 (46.6)	11.5 (52.7)	17.3 (63.1)	18.9 (66.0)	21.0 (69.8)	22.0 (71.6)	23.0 (73.4)	22.8 (73.0)	17.0 (62.6)	11.1 (52.0)	6.6 (43.9)	6.0 (42.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	4 (0.2)	7 (0.3)	24 (0.9)	40 (1.6)	106 (4.2)	241 (9.5)	333 (13.1)	379 (14.9)	310 (12.2)	264 (10.4)	166 (6.5)	32 (1.3)	1,907 (75.1)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	1	2	3	7	12	17	23	22	17	9	2	1	116
Mean monthly sunshine hours	188.0	203.6	225.3	218.0	199.7	140.8	134.1	143.6	148.4	196.7	207.7	180.1	2,186
Source: NOAA^[3]