Bhuyanpur (Bengali: ভূঞাপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
ভুয়াপুর | |
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Upazila | |
Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°27.5′N 89°52′E | |
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Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Tangail District |
Area | |
• Total | 225.02 km2 (86.88 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 189,913 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | bhuapur |
Bhuapur is located at 24.4583°N 89.8667°E / 24.4583; 89.8667. It has 32145 households and total area of 225.02 km2. The upazila is surrounded by Gopalpur & Sarishabari Upazila on the north, Kalihati Upazila on the south, Gopalpur and Ghatail Upazila on the east, and the Jamuna River on the west.
At the 1991 census Bhuapur had a population of 177,095, of whom 87,854 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.65% of the population, and females 48.35%. Bhuyanpur had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Bhuapur Upazila is divided into Bhuapur Municipality and six union parishads: Arjuna, Aloa, Falda, Gabsara, Gobindashi, and Nikrail. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 128 villages.[3]
Bhuapur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 22 mahallas.[3]
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
Dhaka District | ![]() | |
Faridpur District | ||
Gazipur District |
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Gopalganj District |
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Kishoreganj District | ||
Madaripur District | ||
Manikganj District | ||
Munshiganj District |
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Narayanganj District | ||
Narsingdi District | ||
Rajbari District |
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Shariatpur District |
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Tangail District |
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