Mirpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.9333° N 89.0000° E

Mirpur Upazila

Mirpur
Division_name
 - District
Khulna Division
 - Kushtia District
Coordinates 23.9333° N 89.0000° E
Area 317.35 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
266046
 - 838/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Mirpur

Mirpur (Bengali: মিরপুর (কুষ্ঠিয়া)) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Mirpur is located at 23.9333° N 89.0000° E . It has 48215 units of house hold and total area 317.35 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Mirpur has a population of 266046. Males constitute are 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 136611. Mirpur has an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Mirpur has 13 Unions/Wards, 125 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 197 vilages.

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[edit] References

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