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Palashbari (Bengali: পলাশবাড়ী) is an upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Palashbari পলাশবাড়ী
Upazila
Palashbari Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°17′N 89°21′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Gaibandha District
Area
• Total	190.67 km2 (73.62 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	210,806
• Density	1,106/km2 (2,860/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Palashbari

Geography

Palashbari Upazila is located at 25.2833°N 89.3500°E / 25.2833; 89.3500. It has 41586 households and total area 190.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Palashbari Upazila has a population of 210806. Males constitute 50.54% of the population, and females 49.46%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102892. Palashbari Upazila has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Palashbari Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Barisal, Betkapa, Harinathpur, Hossainpur, Kishoregari, Mohdipur, Monohorpur, Palashbari, and Pobnapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 161 mauzas and 160 villages.[3]

Name of Upazila Chairman A K M Mokshed Chowdhury Biddut (2019).

Education

According to Banglapedia, Palashbari S.M. Pilot High School, founded in 1911, is a notable secondary school.[4] Founded in 1964, Palashbari Government Collage is one of the first government co-education colleges of this region.

Notable people

• TIM Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, politician and six-time MP

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

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