Gaffargaon Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.4167° N 90.5500° E

Gaffargaon Upazila
Gaffargaon
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Mymensingh District
Coordinates	24.4167° N 90.5500° E
Area	401.16 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	379803  - 947/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gaffargaon

Gaffargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Gaffargaon is located at 24.4167° N 90.5500° E . It has 73130 units of house hold and total area 401.16 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Gaffargaon has a population of 379803. Males constitute are 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184633. Gaffargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Gaffargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 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.