Galachipa Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.1639° N 90.4306° E

Galachipa Upazila
Galachipa
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Patuakhali District
Coordinates	22.1639° N 90.4306° E
Area	1267.89 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	286307  - 226/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Galachipa Upazila

Galachipa (Bengali: গলাচিপা ) 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

Galachipa is located at 22.1639° N 90.4306° E . It has 49982 units of house hold and total area 1267.89 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Galachipa has a population of 286307. Males constitute are 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 137818. Galachipa has an average literacy rate of 29.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Galachipa has 13 Unions/Wards, 145 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 230 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.