Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur

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Sreepur
শ্রীপুর
Upazila
Sreepur is located in Bangladesh
Sreepur
Sreepur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°12′N 90°28′E / 24.200°N 90.467°E / 24.200; 90.467Coordinates: 24°12′N 90°28′E / 24.200°N 90.467°E / 24.200; 90.467
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictGazipur District
Government
 • MPIqbal Hossain Sabuj
Area
 • Total465.24 km2 (179.63 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total320,530
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
1740
Websitesreepur.gazipur.gov.bd

Sreepur (Bengali: শ্রীপুর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]

Geography[]

Sreepur is located at

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24°12′00″N 90°28′00″E / 24.2000°N 90.4667°E / 24.2000; 90.4667. It has 65435 households and total area 465.24 km2.

Demographics[]

At the 1991 census Bangladesh census, Sreepur had a population of 320,530, of which 166,988 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. Sreepur had an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration[]

Sreepur Upazila is divided into Sreepur Municipality and eight union parishads: , , Gosinga, Kaoraid, Maona, Prahladpur, Rajabari, and Telihati. The union parishads are subdivided into 81 mauzas and 172 villages.[3]

Sreepur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Bagchi, Tapan (2012). "Sreepur Upazila (Gazipur District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Gazipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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