Gauripur Upazila
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Gauripur Upazila | |
Division_name - District |
Dhaka Division - Mymensingh District |
Coordinates | |
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
. 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.