Bhanga Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.3833° N 89.9833° E

Bhanga Upazila
Bhanga
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Faridpur District
Coordinates	23.3833° N 89.9833° E
Area	216.34 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	214702  - 992/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Bhanga

Bhanga (Bengali: ভাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Bhanga is located at 23.3833° N 89.9833° E . It has 41462 units of house hold and total area 216.34 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Bhanga has a population of 214702. Males constitute are 50.23% of the population, and females 49.77%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105762. Bhanga has an average literacy rate of 25.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Bhanga has 12 Unions/Wards, 137 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 227 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.