Koyra Upazila

Koyra
কয়রা
—  Upazila  —
Koyra
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Khulna Division
District Khulna District
Area
 • Total 1,775.41 km2 (685.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 165,473
 • Density 93/km2 (240.9/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website [1]

Koyra (Bengali: কয়রা) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

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Geography

Koyra is located at . It has 28061 household units and a total area 1775.41 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Koyra has a population of 165,473. Males constitute 49.68% of the population, and females 50.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 80,830. Koyra has an average literacy rate of 32.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Koyra has 7 Unions/Wards, 72 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 131 villages. The Unions are: Bagali, Moheswaripur, Moharajpur, Koyra, Uttor Betkashi, Daskin Betkashi and Amadi.

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.