Kaliganj Upazila, Satkhira

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Coordinates: 22.4500° N 89.0417° E

Kaliganj Upazila

Kaliganj
Division_name
 - District
Khulna Division
 - Satkhira District
Coordinates 22.4500° N 89.0417° E
Area 333.79 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
225596
 - 676/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kaliganj

Kaliganj (Bengali: কালীগঞ্জ (সাতক্ষীরা)) is an Upazila of Satkhira District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Kaliganj is located at 22.4500° N 89.0417° E . It has 41162 units of house hold and total area 333.79 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Kaliganj has a population of 225596. Males constitute are 50.7% of the population, and females 49.3%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 115458. Kaliganj has an average literacy rate of 32.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Kaliganj has 12 Unions/Wards, 243 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 249 villages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.