Tungipara Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.9000° N 89.8833° E

Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Gopalganj District
Coordinates	22.9000° N 89.8833° E
Area	127.25 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	88102  - 692/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Tungipara

Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an Upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who is considered as the father of the nation and founder of independent Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Tungipara is located at 22.9000° N 89.8833° E . It has 16030 units of house hold and total area 127.25 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Tungipara has a population of 88102. Males constitute are 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 33.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Tungipara has 5 Unions/Wards, 33 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 67 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.