Rupganj Upazila

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Rupganj
রূপগঞ্জ
Upazila
Shitalakshya River from Rupganj, Bangladesh
Rupganj
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narayanganj District
Area
  Total 247.97 km2 (95.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 375,935
  Density 1,516/km2 (3,930/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Rupganj

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

Geography

Rupganj is located at 23°47′35″N 90°31′00″E / 23.7931°N 90.5167°E / 23.7931; 90.5167 . It has 64902 units of house hold and total area 247.97 km².

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Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Rupganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 379 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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