Gazipur Sadar Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.0000° N 90.4250° E

Gazipur Sadar Upazila

Gazipur Sadar
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Gazipur District
Coordinates 24.0000° N 90.4250° E
Area 446.38 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
588492
 - 1318/km²
Maplink: Sadar.gif Official Map of Gazipur Sadar

Gazipur Sadar (Bengali: গাজীপুর সদর) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Gazipur Sadar is located at 24.0000° N 90.4250° E . It has 116163 units of house hold and total area 446.38 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Gazipur Sadar has a population of 588492. Males constitute are 53.83% of the population, and females 46.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 322,434. Gazipur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 43.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Gazipur Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 305 Mauzas/Mahallas and 244 villages.

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[edit] References

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