Sonargaon Upazila

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Coordinates: 23.6583° N 90.6083° E

Sonargaon Upazila
The ruins of the ancient capital at Sonargaon
Sonargaon
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Narayanganj District
Coordinates	23.6583° N 90.6083° E
Area	171.66 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	261881  - 1526/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sonargaon

Sonargaon (Bengali: সোনারগাঁও) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Sonargaon is located at 23.6583° N 90.6083° E . It has 44405 units of house hold and total area 171.66 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Sonargaon has a population of 261881. Males constitute are 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 118319. Sonargaon has an average literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Sonargaon has 11 Unions/Wards, 354 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 473 villages.

[edit] See also

• Sonargaon
• 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.