Islampur Upazila

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Islampur
ইসলামপুর
Upazila
Islampur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°5′N 89°47.5′E / 25.083°N 89.7917°E / 25.083; 89.7917Coordinates: 25°5′N 89°47.5′E / 25.083°N 89.7917°E / 25.083; 89.7917
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Jamalpur District
Area
 • Total 343.02 km2 (132.44 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 268,352
 • Density 782/km2 (2,030/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)

Islampur (Bengali: ইসলামপুর) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Islampur is located at 25°05′00″N 89°47′30″E / 25.0833°N 89.7917°E / 25.0833; 89.7917 . It has 51671 units of house hold and total area 343.02 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Islampur has a population of 268352. Males constitute 51.1% of the population, and females 48.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 124612. Islampur has an average literacy rate of 15.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Islampur has 12 Unions/Wards, 86 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 169 villages.

See also

References

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


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