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Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Kaliakair
কালিয়াকৈর | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
  Kaliakair Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 24°4.5′N 90°13′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gazipur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 314.14 km2 (121.29 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 232,915 |
| • Density | 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1750 |
| Website | kaliakair |
Geography
Kaliakair is located at 24.0750°N 90.2167°E. It has 45565 households and total area 314.14 km2. It is bounded by mirzapur and sakhipur upazilas on the north, savar and dhamrai upazilas on the south, gazipur sadar and sreepur upazilas on the east, Mirzapur upazila on the west.
Water bodies Main rivers: turag, bangshi, Salda; Boali, Hawla, Ujan and Markaj beels and Goala and Betjuri canals are notable. <RAFI>
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kaliakair has a population of 232915. Males constitute 91.21% of the population, and females 85.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126799. Kaliakair has an average literacy rate of 90.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 90.4% literate.[2]
Population Total '267003; male 138240, female 128763; Muslim 231672, Hindu 34306, Buddhist 910, Christian 30 and others 85. Indigenous communities such as Koch and Badey belong to this upazila.
Economy
There are 1000 + Garments factory in Kaliakair. Many Garemnts Worker living here.
Administration
Kaliakair Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.
Kaliakair Upazila is divided into Kaliakair Municipality and nine union parishads: Atabaha, Boali, Chapair, Dhaljora, Fulbari, Madhayapara, Mouchak, Sreefaltali, and Sutrapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 183 mauzas and 264 villages.[3]
Kaliakair Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[3]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- Rana, Ayub (2012). "Kaliakair Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). 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: Gazipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
| Upazilas of the Dhaka Division | ||
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
| Dhaka District |  | |
| Faridpur District | ||
| Gazipur District | ||
| Gopalganj District | ||
| 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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На других языках
- [en] Kaliakair Upazila
[ru] Калиакайр (подокруг)
Калиакайр (бенг. কালিয়াকৈর, англ. Kaliakair) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш в составе округа Газипур. Образован в 1923 году. Административный центр — город Калиакайр. Площадь подокруга — 314,14 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 232 915 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 741 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 28,45 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 84,33 %, индуисты — 15,12 %, христиане — 0,41 %, прочие — 0,14 %.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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