Karimganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.4583° N 90.8833° E

Karimganj Upazila

Karimganj
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Kishoreganj District
Coordinates 24.4583° N 90.8833° E
Area 200.52 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
237155
 - 1183/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Karimganj

Karimganj (Bengali: করিমগঞ্জ (কিশোরগঞ্জ)) is an Upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Karimganj is located at 24.4583° N 90.8833° E . It has 43445 units of house hold and total area 200.52 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Karimganj has a population of 237155. Males constitute are 49.75% of the population, and females 50.25%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109240. Karimganj has an average literacy rate of 20.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Karimganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 85 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 184 vilages.

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[edit] References

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