Gauripur Upazila

Gauripur
গৌরীপুর
—  Upazila  —
Gauripur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Mymensingh District
Area
 • Total 274.07 km2 (105.8 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 247,945
 • Density 905/km2 (2,343.9/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gauripur

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

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Geography

Gauripur is located at . It has 48378 units of household and total area 274.07 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Gauripur has a population of 247945. Males constitute are 50.71% of the population, and females 49.29%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 125167. Gauripur has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administration

Chairman: Ali Ahmed Khan Pathan Selvi

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO):

Administrative

Gauripur has 13 Unions/Wards, 277 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 278 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.