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Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Goalanda
গোয়ালন্দ | |
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Upazila | |
  Goalanda Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Rajbari District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 149.03 km2 (57.54 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 91,675 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | goalanda |
Geography
Goalanda is located at 23.7333°N 89.7611°E. It has 15,694 housing units and has a total area of 149.03 km2.
Demographics
Goalanda had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four union parishads: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 152 villages.[3]
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[3]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Rajbari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
- Goalondo in Encyclopædia Britannica
Rajbari District | ||
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| Upazila/Thana: |
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| Upazilas of the Dhaka Division | ||
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
| Dhaka District |
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| Faridpur District |
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| Gazipur District |
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| Gopalganj District |
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| Kishoreganj District | ||
| Madaripur District | ||
| Manikganj District |
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| 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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На других языках
- [en] Goalanda Upazila
[ru] Гоаландагхат (подокруг)
Гоаландагхат (бенг. গোয়ালন্দঘাট, англ. Goalandaghat) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш. Входит в состав округа Раджбари. Образован в 1920 году. Административный центр — город Гоаланда. Площадь подокруга — 149,03 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 91 675 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 615 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 23,5 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 93,49 %, индуисты — 6,17 %, прочие — 0,34 %.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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