Gauripur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.7583° N 90.5750° E

Gauripur Upazila

Gauripur
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Mymensingh District
Coordinates 24.7583° N 90.5750° E
Area 274.07 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
247945
 - 905/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gauripur

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

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[edit] Geography

Gauripur is located at 24.7583° N 90.5750° E . It has 48378 units of house hold and total area 274.07 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Gauripur has a population of 247945. Males constitute are 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125167. Gauripur has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Gauripur has 13 Unions/Wards, 277 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 278 vilages.

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[edit] References

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