Gauripur Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.7583° N 90.5750° E

Gauripur Upazila
Gauripur
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Mymensingh District
Coordinates	24.7583° N 90.5750° E
Area	274.07 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	247945  - 905/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Gauripur

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

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

[edit] Geography

Gauripur is located at 24.7583° N 90.5750° E . It has 48378 units of house hold and total area 274.07 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Gauripur has a population of 247945. Males constitute are 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125167. Gauripur has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Gauripur has 13 Unions/Wards, 277 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 278 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.