Haluaghat Upazila

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Coordinates: 25.1250° N 90.3500° E

Haluaghat Upazila

Haluaghat
Division_name
 - District
Dhaka Division
 - Mymensingh District
Coordinates 25.1250° N 90.3500° E
Area 356.07 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
242339
 - 681/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Haluaghat

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

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[edit] Geography

Haluaghat is located at 25.1250° N 90.3500° E . It has 49520 units of house hold and total area 356.07 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Haluaghat has a population of 242339. Males constitute are 50.68% of the population, and females 49.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122863. Haluaghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Haluaghat has 12 Unions/Wards, 147 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 205 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.