Fakirhat Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.7806° N 89.7083° E

Fakirhat Upazila
Fakirhat
Division_name  - District	Khulna Division  - Bagerhat District
Coordinates	22.7806° N 89.7083° E
Area	160.68 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	123956  - 771/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Fakirhat

Fakirhat (Bengali: ফকিরহাট) is an Upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for "Sixty Dome Mosque" (ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ) of medieval age and the Khan Jahan Ali mazar.

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

[edit] Geography

Fakirhat is located at 22.7806° N 89.7083° E . It has 24286 units of house hold and total area 160.68 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Fakirhat has a population of 123956. Males constitute are 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 67565. Fakirhat has an average literacy rate of 43% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Fakirhat has 8 Unions/Wards, 67 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 87 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.