Sonargaon Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Sonargaon
skyline =
skyline_caption = The ruins of the ancient capital at Sonargaon
locator_position = right
latd = 23.6583
longd = 90.6083
division_name = Dhaka Division
district = Narayanganj District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 261881
population_density = 1526
area_total = 171.66
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/narayanganj/Sonargoan.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Sonargaon
footnotes =

Sonargaon ( _bn. সোনারগাঁও) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sonargaon is located at coord|23.6583|N|90.6083|E| . It has 44405 units of house hold and total area 171.66 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Sonargaon has a population of 261881. Males constitute are 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 118319. Sonargaon has an average literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Sonargaon has 11 Unions/Wards, 354 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 473 villages.

ee also

*Sonargaon
*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References