Gaffargaon Upazila

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Gaffargaon Upazila
Gaffargaon
Division_name - District	Dhaka Division - Mymensingh District
Coordinates	24.4167° N 90.5500° E
Area	401.16 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	379803 - 947/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gaffargaon

Gaffargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Administrative
4 Noble People of Gaffargaon
5 See also
6 References

[edit] Geography

Gaffargaon is located at 24.4167° N 90.5500° E . It has 73130 units of house hold and total area 401.16 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Gaffargaon has a population of 379803. Males constitute are 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184633. Gaffargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Gaffargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development. Mohammad Shahjahan Mondal of village Maizhaty is working for the IT sector development in Goffargaon. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gaffargaon.