Burichong Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.5500° N 91.1264° E

Burichong Upazila

Burichong
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Comilla District
Coordinates 23.5500° N 91.1264° E
Area 163.76 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
228479
 - 1395/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Burichong

Burichong (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Burichong is located at 23.5500° N 91.1264° E . It has 37739 units of house hold and total area 163.76 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Burichong has a population of 228479. Males constitute are 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106787. Burichong has an average literacy rate of 34.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Burichong has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 vilages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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