Burichong Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.5500° N 91.1264° E

Upazila
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Comilla District
Coordinates	23.5500° N 91.1264° E
Area	163.76 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	228479  - 1395/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Burichong

Burichong (Bengali: বুড়িচং) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Burichong is located at 23.5500° N 91.1264° E . It has 37739 units of house hold and total area 163.76 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Burichong has a population of 228479. Males constitute are 51.68% of the population, and females 48.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 106787. Burichong has an average literacy rate of 34.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Burichong has 8 Unions/Wards, 152 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 171 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.