Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

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Coordinates: 23.20° N 89.80° E

Gopalganj District

Gopalganj
Division_name Dhaka Division
Coordinates 23.20° N 89.80° E
Area 1,489.92 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
 - Literacy rate		 1,132,046
 - 759.8/km²
 - 38.2%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Gopalganj District

Gopalganj is a district (zila in Bangla) in the Dhaka division (bibhag in Bangla) of Bangladesh. The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1.490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj.

Gopalganj is subdivided into five subdistricts (upazila/thana). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first prime minister and president of independent Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara, a village in this district.

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[edit] History

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Gopalganj District was established in 1984, prior to this it was a subdivision of Faridpur District.[1]

[edit] Subdivisions

  1. Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
  2. Kashiani Upazila
  3. Kotalipara Upazila
  4. Muksudpur Upazila
  5. Tungipara Upazila

[edit] Places of interest

  • Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gopalganj District - Banglapedia

[edit] External links



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