| Official Name: | Atowari |
| Native Name: | আটোয়ারী |
| 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: | Panchagarh |
| Area Total Km2: | 209.92 |
| Population Total: | 133650 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of Atwari |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Atwari (Bengali: অটওয়ারী) is an upazila of Panchagarh District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]
Atwari is located at 26.3083°N 88.4583°W. It has 32,045 households and total area 209.92 km2.
Atwari upazila is bounded by Chopra CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal, India, on a portion of the north, Boda Upazila on a portion of the north and on the east, Thakurgaon Sadar and Baliadangi upazilas on the south and Islampur CD block in Uttar Dinajpur district, on the west.[2] [3] [4]
Atwari has 3 rivers.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Atwari Upazila had 32,045 households and a population of 133,650. 31,033 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Atwari had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 59.81%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1003 females per 1000 males. 11,274 (8.44%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Atwari has a population of 103,906. Males constitute 51.42% of the population, and females 48.58%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52,469. Atwari has an average literacy rate of 37.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[7]
Atwari Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Alowakhowa, Balarampur, Dhamor, Mirzapur, Radhanagar, and Toria. The union parishads are subdivided into 62 mauzas and 64 villages.[5]
