Bauphal Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.4292° N 90.5139° E

Bauphal Upazila
Bauphal
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Patuakhali District
Coordinates	22.4292° N 90.5139° E
Area	486.91 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	288825  - 593/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Bauphal Upazila

Bauphal (Bengali: বাউফল ) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Bauphal is located at 22.4292° N 90.5139° E . It has 50755 units of house hold and total area 486.91 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Bauphal has a population of 288825. Males constitute are 50.09% of the population, and females 49.91%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 139575. Bauphal has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Bauphal has 14 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 142 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.