Karatoya River in the context of "Varendra"

Rangpur Division (/rʌŋˈpʊər/; Bengali: রংপুর বিভাগ, romanized: Rongpur Bivag;pronounced [rɔŋpuɾ bibʱag] ) is a first-level administrative division of Bangladesh. It covers the northernmost part of the country with a population of about 18 million inhabitants within an area of 16,184.99 km (6,249.06 sq mi). Rangpur Division shares borders with the Rajshahi and Mymensingh divisions. It is also bordered by the Indian states of West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya and separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor, and from China by the Indian state of Sikkim. Rangpur City is the administrative headquarter and the largest city. Rangpur Division includes the Teesta and Jamuna rivers. Rangpur division with 16,185 sq km area or 10.9% of Bangladesh's total area which contributes significantly to economy of Bangladesh especially in rice, jute, agriculture, food security and transport, isolated from the mainland Bagladesh by Karatoya River, forms one of Bangladesh's chicken's neck vulnerability area.

The Rangpur division consists of eight districts. There are 58 upazilas or subdistricts under these eight districts. The major cities of Rangpur Division are Rangpur, Dinajpur, and Saidpur.