Rupganj Upazila

Rupganj

রূপগঞ্জ
Rupganj রূপগঞ্জ
Upazila
	Rupganj Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°ECoordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Narayanganj District
Government
• University	Green University of Bangladesh
Area
• Total	247.97 km2 (95.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	375,935
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rupganji, Rupgonji
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Notable sport teams	Legends of Rupganj
Website	Official Map of Rupganj

Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Narayanganj District^[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Rupganj is located at

23°47′35″N 90°31′00″E / 23.7931°N 90.5167°E. It has 64902 households and total area 247.97 km².

Demographics[]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Administration[]

Rupganj Upazila is divided into Kanchan Municipality, Tarabo Municipality and seven union parishads: Bholaba, Bulta, Daudpur, Golakandail, Kayetpara, Murapara, and Rupganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 144 mauzas and 285 villages.^[3]

Kanchan Municipality and Tarabo Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.^[3]

References[]

^ Khairul Alam Pulak (2012), "Rupganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "District Statistics 2011: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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[Banglapedia-1] Khairul Alam Pulak (2012), "Rupganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[census-2] "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

[district-stats-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "District Statistics 2011: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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show v t Narayanganj District
Capital: Narayanganj
Upazilas	Araihazar Sonargaon Bandar Narayanganj Sadar Rupganj
Constituencies	Narayanganj-1 Narayanganj-2 Narayanganj-3 Narayanganj-4 Narayanganj-5
Attractions and sites	Asrafia Jame Mosque Bibi Maryam Mosque Bose Cabin Goaldi Mosque Hajiganj Fort Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium Murapara Rajbari Osmani Stadium Sonakanda Fort
History	Sonargaon Firuz Shah Bahadur Shah Bahram Khan Mubarak Shah Ghazi Shah Isa Khan Musa Khan Masum Khan Tant sari 2001 Narayanganj bombing Seven Murders of the Narayanganj
Inhabited areas	Aminpur Amlapara Baidyerbazar Baradi Bholaba Bhulta Daudpur Duptaraup Golakandail Jampur Kachpur Kayetpara Mograpara Union Mograpara Murapara Noagaon Firizpur Purbachal Residential Model Town Rupganj Sadipur Sanmandi Shambhupura Siddhirganj Tanbazar
Rivers and transport	Balu River Buriganga River Dhaleshwari River Ichamati River Meghna River N1 N2 Narayanganj–Bahadurabad Ghat line Narayanganj railway station Old Brahmaputra River Port of Narayanganj Shitalakshya River
Educational institutions	Bangladesh Institute of Marine Technology Giasuddin Islamic Model College Gonobidya Niketon Gopaldi Nazrul Islam Babu College Government Tolaram College Morgan Girls High School Narayanganj Bar Academy Narayanganj Government Mohila College Narayanganj High School
Organisations	Adamjee Jute Mills Bangladesh Folk Arts and Crafts Foundation Dockyard and Engineering Works Limited Kumudini Welfare Trust Narayanganj City Corporation Narayanganj Club Ltd Narayanganj Suktara Sangsad

show v t Upazilas of the Dhaka Division
Headquarters: Dhaka
Dhaka District	Dhamrai Dohar Keraniganj Nawabganj Savar
Faridpur District	Alfadanga Bhanga Boalmari Charbhadrasan Faridpur Sadar Madhukhali Nagarkanda Sadarpur
Gazipur District	Gazipur Kaliakair Kaliganj Kapasia Sreepur
Gopalganj District	Gopalganj Kashiani Kotalipara Muksudpur Tungipara
Kishoreganj District	Austagram Bajitpur Bhairab Hossainpur Itna Karimganj Katiadi Kishoreganj Kuliarchar Mithamain Nikli Pakundia Tarail
Madaripur District	Kalkini Madaripur Rajoir Shibchar
Manikganj District	Daulatpur Ghior Harirampur Manikganj Saturia Shivalaya Singair
Munshiganj District	Gazaria Lohaganj Munshiganj Sirajdikhan Sreenagar Tongibari
Narayanganj District	Araihazar Sonargaon Bandar Narayanganj Rupganj
Narsingdi District	Belabo Monohardi Narsingdi Palash Raipura Shibpur
Rajbari District	Baliakandi Goalandaghat Kalukhali Pangsha Rajbari
Shariatpur District	Bhedarganj Damudya Gosairhat Naria Shariatpur Zajira Shakhipur
Tangail District	Basail Bhuapur Delduar Ghatail Gopalpur Kalihati Madhupur Dhanbari Mirzapur Nagarpur Sakhipur Tangail

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Rupganj Upazila

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Geography[]

Demographics[]

Administration[]

See also[]

References[]

Rupganj রূপগঞ্জ
Upazila
Rupganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Narayanganj District
Government
• University	Green University of Bangladesh
Area
• Total	247.97 km² (95.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	375,935
• Density	1,500/km² (3,900/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Rupganji, Rupgonji
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Notable sport teams	Legends of Rupganj
Website	Official Map of Rupganj