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Gopalganj ( Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. [ 3] The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km 2. The main town of the district is also called Gopalganj. It is the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41".
Gopalganj, Bangladesh. / 23.01; 89.82. Gopalganj is a city in Gopalganj District in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. [2] Spanning an area of 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km 2 ), the city serves as the headquarters of Gopalganj District and Gopalganj Sadar Upazila .
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Gopalganj Sadar Upazila had 73,126 households and a population of 344,008. 82,958 (24.12%) were under 10 years of age.Gopalganj Sadar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 61.82%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 53,778 (15.63%) lived in urban areas.
There are eleven major cities in Bangladesh that are governed by twelve city corporations, which include Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chattogram, Khulna, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Rangpur, Barisal, Cumilla, Gazipur and Narayanganj. Among these, Dhaka is a megacity, governed by two city corporations, and has a population of more than 10 million ...
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Golapganj Upazila had 50,465 households and a population of 316,149. 79,084 (25.01%) were under 10 years of age.Golapganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1050 females per 1000 males. 37,457 (11.85%) lived in urban areas.
History. Following the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the country had four divisions: Chittagong Division, Dacca Division, Khulna Division, and Rajshahi Division. In 1982, the English spelling of the Dacca Division (along with the name of the capital city) was changed into Dhaka Division to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation.
321,450 (2018) [1] Current constituency. Created. 1984. Party. Awami League. Member (s) Faruk Khan. Gopalganj-1 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1996 by Faruk Khan of the Awami League .
t. e. Districts of Bangladesh. The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas ( Bengali: জেলা ). [ 1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar ). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 ...