Gopalganj is a city in Gopalganj District in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.[2] Spanning an area of 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2), the city serves as the headquarters of Gopalganj District and Gopalganj Sadar Upazila.
Gopalganj
গোপালগঞ্জ | |
|---|---|
City and Municipality | |
  Gopalganj  Gopalganj | |
| Coordinates: 23°01′N 89°49′E / 23.01°N 89.82°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Upazila | Gopalganj Sadar |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.9 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
• Total | 51,346 |
| • Density | 3,000/km2 (7,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Demographics
editAt the 2011 census, Gopalganj Paurashava had 11,600 households and a population of 51,346. 10,445 (20.34%) were under 10 years of age. Gopalganj had a sex ratio of 947 females per 1,000 males and a literacy rate of 78.62%.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Community Tables: Gopalganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-03-18. Retrieved 2008-07-14.
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