Nageshwari Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.9792° N 89.7083° E

Nageshwari Upazila

Nageshwari
Division_name
 - District
Rajshahi Division
 - Kurigram District
Coordinates 25.9792° N 89.7083° E
Area 415.8 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
279775
 - 673/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Nageshwari

Nageshwari (Bengali: নাগেশ্বরী) is an Upazila of Kurigram District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Nageshwari is located at 25.9792° N 89.7083° E . It has 51889 units of house hold and total area 415.8 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Nageshwari has a population of 279775. Males constitute are 50.72% of the population, and females 49.28%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 131990. Nageshwari has an average literacy rate of 19.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Nageshwari has 15 Unions/Wards, 79 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 367 vilages.

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[edit] References

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