Sonargaon Upazila

Sonargaon
সোনারগাঁও
—  Upazila  —
Sonargaon
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates:
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narayanganj District
Area
 • Total 171.66 km2 (66.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 261,881
 • Density 1,526/km2 (3,952.3/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sonargaon

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

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Geography

Sonargaon is located at . It has 44405 units of house hold and total area 171.66 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, 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.[1]

Administrative

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