Gowainghat Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.1028° N 91.8917° E

Gowainghat Upazila
Gowainghat
Division_name  - District	Sylhet Division  - Sylhet District
Coordinates	25.1028° N 91.8917° E
Area	486.1 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	169937  - 350/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gowainghat

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

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

[edit] Geography

Gowainghat is located at 25.1028° N 91.8917° E . It has 27295 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Gowainghat has a population of 169937. Males constitute are 51.58% of the population, and females 48.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 78207. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 15.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 261 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 264 vilages.

The unions are:

1. Alirgaon
2. Fatehpur
3. Lengura
4. Nandirgaon
5. Paschim Jaflong
6. Purba Jaflong
7. Rustampur
8. Towakul

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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