Ghior Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.8875° N 89.8375° E

Ghior Upazila
Ghior
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Manikganj District
Coordinates	23.8875° N 89.8375° E
Area	145.95 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	127521  - 874/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Ghior

Ghior (Bengali: ঘিওর) is an Upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Ghior is located at 23.8875° N 89.8375° E . It has 24413 units of house hold and total area 145.95 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Ghior has a population of 127521. Males constitute are 50.16% of the population, and females 49.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 68107. Ghior has an average literacy rate of 31.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Ghior has 7 Unions/Wards, 170 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 183 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.