Kotalipara (Bengali: কোটালীপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kotalipara
কোটালীপাড়া | |
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Upazila | |
Kotalipara Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′N 89°59.5′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gopalganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 362.05 km2 (139.79 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 206,195 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official map of Kotalipara |
Kotalipara is located at 22.9833°N 89.9917°E / 22.9833; 89.9917. It has 37,603 households and a total area of 362.05 km2. It is a mofussil town. It is 4–5 hours from Dhaka via highway by bus (Aricha point) and 3 hours from Mawa point.
Mahamahopadhyay Haridas Siddhanta Bagish
Sangeetacharya Tarapada Chakraborty
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kotalipara had a population of 206,195, of whom 102,198 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.48% of the population, and females 49.52%. Kotalipara had an average literacy rate of 34.8% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Kotalipara Upazila is divided into Kotalipara Municipality and 12 union parishads: Amtali, Bandhabari, Ghagar, Hiran, Kalabari, Kandi, Kushla, Pinjuri, Radhaganj, Ramshil, Sadullapur and Suagram. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 208 villages.[3]
Kotalipara Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[3]
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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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