Faridpur Sadar Upazila

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Faridpur Sadar
ফরিদপুর সদর
Upazila
Faridpur Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.595800°N 89.830600°E / 23.595800; 89.830600Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.595800°N 89.830600°E / 23.595800; 89.830600
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Faridpur District
Area
 • Total 407.02 km2 (157.15 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 335,386
 • Density 824/km2 (2,130/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Faridpur Sadar

Faridpur Sadar (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an Upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.

Geography

Faridpur Sadar is located at 23°35′45″N 89°49′50″E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°E / 23.5958; 89.8306. It has 60454 units of house hold and total area 407.02 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 the Bangladesh census, listed Faridpur Sadar with a population of 335386. Males constitute 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176469. Faridpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Faridpur Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 197 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 298 villages.

Chairmen of Upazila Council

  • Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party)
  • Advocate Alhajj Md. Shamsul Haque (Bhola Master) (Awami League)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 


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