Faridpur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.1583° N 89.4528° E

Faridpur Upazila
Faridpur
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Pabna District
Coordinates	24.1583° N 89.4528° E
Area	145.47 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	111464  - 766/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Faridpur

Faridpur (Bengali: ফরিদপুর) is an Upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Faridpur is located at 24.1583° N 89.4528° E . It has 18325 units of house hold and total area 145.47 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Faridpur has a population of 111464. Males constitute are 51.44% of the population, and females 48.56%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 52699. Faridpur has an average literacy rate of 26.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Faridpur has 6 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 88 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.