Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

Infobox of BD districts
native_name = Gopalganj
skyline =
skyline_size =
skyline_caption =
locator_position = right
latd = 23.20
longd = 89.80
division_name = Dhaka Division
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 1,132,046
population_density = 759.8
literacy_rate = 38.2%
area_total = 1,489.92
website = banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/G_0159.htm
website_caption = Banglapedia Article

Gopalganj is a district ("zila" in Bangla) in the Dhaka division ("bibhag" in Bangla) of Bangladesh. The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj.

Gopalganj is subdivided into five subdistricts (upazila/thana).
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first prime minister and president of independent Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara, a village in this district.

History

Gopalganj District was established in 1984, prior to this it was a subdivision of Faridpur District. [ [http://banglapedia.org/HT/G_0159.HTM Gopalganj District - Banglapedia] ]

ubdivisions

#Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
#Kashiani Upazila
#Kotalipara Upazila
#Muksudpur Upazila
#Tungipara Upazila

Places of interest

* Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.

References

* [http://www.bbsgov.org/ National data bank of Bangladesh (lots of numbers on Gopalganj)]

External links

* [http://www.bangla2000.com/Bangladesh/districts.shtm Districts of Bangladesh]
* [http://www.bangla2000.com/Bangladesh/Districts/gopalganj.shtm Gopalganj district]
* [http://www.amardesh.com/zilla_gopalganj.php Gopalganj district at Amardesh]

Divisions and districts of Bangladesh


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