Gowainghat Upazila

Gowainghat
গোয়াইনঘাট
Upazila
Gowainghat

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°6.2′N 91°53.5′E / 25.1033°N 91.8917°ECoordinates: 25°6.2′N 91°53.5′E / 25.1033°N 91.8917°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 486.1 km2 (187.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 207,170
 • Density 426/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gowainghat

Gowainghat (Bengali: গোয়াইনঘাট) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gowainghat is located at 25°06′10″N 91°53′30″E / 25.1028°N 91.8917°E . It has 34133 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².

Demographics

As of 2001 Bangladesh census, Gowainghat has a population of 207170. Males constitute 51.80% of the population, and females 48.20%. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8%.[1] Religions: Muslim 89.2%, Hindu 8.9%, Buddhist 0.6%, Christian 0.4% and others 0.9%

Administrative

Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 260 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 267 villages.

The unions are:

  1. Alirgaon
  2. Fatehpur
  3. Lengura
  4. Nandirgaon
  5. Paschim Jaflong
  6. Purba Jaflong
  7. Rustampur
  8. Towakul

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Census Results by Upazila/Thana" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-27.