Golabganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.8583° N 92.0208° E

Golabganj Upazila

Golabganj
Division_name
 - District
Sylhet Division
 - Sylhet District
Coordinates 24.8583° N 92.0208° E
Area 278.34 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
229074
 - 823/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Golabganj

Golabganj (Bengali: গোলাপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Golabganj is located at 24.8583° N 92.0208° E . It has 34911 units of house hold and total area 278.34 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Golabganj has a population of 229074. Males constitute are 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 110364. Golabganj has an average literacy rate of 38.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Golabganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 108 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 254 vilages.

The unions are:

  1. Amura
  2. Bagha
  3. Bhadeshwar
  4. Budbari Bazar
  5. Dakshin Bade
  6. Dhaka Dakshin
  7. Fulbari
  8. Golabganj
  9. Lakshanaband
  10. Lakshmi Pasha
  11. Uttar Bade Pasha

[edit] See also


[edit] References

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