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| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gazipur District |
| Time zone | Bangladesh Time (UTC+6) |
Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুর) is a town located within the Gazipur Sadar sub-district of Gazipur District in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.
Gazipur consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas with an area of 49.32 km². The town has a population of 123,531; male 52.52%, female 47.48%; and a population density of 2505 per km².[1]
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Gazipur District (dhaka division) with an area of 1741.53 km², is bounded by Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts on the north, Dhaka, Narayanganj and Narsingdi districts on the south, Narsingdi on the east, Dhaka and Tangail districts on the west. Annual average temperature maximum 36°C and minimum 12.7°C; annual rainfall 2376 mm. Main rivers: old Brahmaputra, Shitalakshya, Turag (sight of Bisho Istema, a Bengali-Islamic festival in January), Bangshi, Balu, Banar.
Administration Gazipur district was established in 1984. It consists of 5 upazilas, 46 union parishads, 710 mouzas, 2 municipalities and 1163 villages. The upazilas are Gazipur sadar, Kaliakair, Kaliganj, Kapasia and Sreepur.
Bangladesh Scouts' National Training Centre is at Mouchak.[2]
Gazipur is a populated city. Duli, palanquin, country boat, horse carriage, bullock cart, Konda (a kind of boat made of palm tree). These means of transport (except country boat) are either extinct or nearly extinct.
Gazipur Town is connected through all the City Bus. Kaligonj have city bus service Dhaka to Kaligonj this name is KTL, Adshy and other bus.
Ajmeree—Nondon Park - Sadarghat
Provati-Bonoshri—1.Gulistan-Kaliakoir 2.Gulistan-Kapashia 3.Gulistan-Shripur,4.Gulistan-Trimohony
Salsabil—Jatrabari-Konabari
Rahbar—Loharpool-Mouchak
Anabil—Jatrabari-Chourasta
Transe Cilva—Jatrabari-Gazipur
Gazipur paribahan ltd.--Dhaka-Gazipur
Dhaka paribahan ltd.--Motijhiil-Gazipur
Gazipur has many river main is Turag is seriously polluted by industrial chemical.
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