Gazaria Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.5417° N 90.6083° E

Gazaria Upazila

Gazaria
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Munshiganj District
Coordinates 23.5417° N 90.6083° E
Area 130.92 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
128368
 - 981/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gazaria

Gazaria (Bengali: গজারিয়া) is an Upazila of Munshiganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Gazaria is located at 23.5417° N 90.6083° E . It has 22113 units of house hold and total area 130.92 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Gazaria has a population of 128368. Males constitute are 51.05% of the population, and females 48.95%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 62078. Gazaria has an average literacy rate of 32.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Gazaria has 8 Unions/Wards, 113 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 120 vilages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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