Kalapara Upazila

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Coordinates: 21.9861° N 90.2422° E

Kalapara Upazila
Kalapara
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Patuakhali District
Coordinates	21.9861° N 90.2422° E
Area	483.08 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	174921  - 362/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Kalapara Upazila

Kalapara (Bengali: কলাপাড়া ) is an Upazila of Patuakhali District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Kalapara is located at 21.9861° N 90.2422° E . It has 31324 units of house hold and total area 483.08 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Kalapara has a population of 174921. Males constitute are 50.89% of the population, and females 49.11%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 82394. Kalapara has an average literacy rate of 34.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Kalapara has 9 Unions/Wards, 57 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 247 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.