Tongibari Upazila
Tongibari
টংগিবাড়ী | |
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Upazila | |
Tongibari Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°30′N 90°27.5′E / 23.500°N 90.4583°ECoordinates: 23°30′N 90°27.5′E / 23.500°N 90.4583°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Munshiganj District |
Area | |
• Total | 149.96 km2 (57.90 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 176,881 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | tongibari |
Tongibari (Bengali: টঙ্গিবাড়ী) is an upazila of Munshiganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Tongibari is located at {{#|23°30′N 90°27.5′E|}}. It has 31346 households and total area 149.96 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tongibari has a population of 176881. Males constitute 52.46% of the population, and females 47.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 83593. Tongibari has an average literacy rate of 35.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Tongibari Upazila is divided into 12 union parishads: Abdullapur, Arial Baligaon, Autasahi, Betka, Dhipur, Dighirpar, Hasaila Banari, Joslong, Kamarkhara, Kathadia Shimolia, Panchgaon, and Sonarong Tongibari. The union parishads are subdivided into 113 mauzas and 151 villages.[3]
Education[]
Primary schools[]
Here is a list of all the primary schools in this Upazila.
Secondary schools[]
Here is a list of all the secondary schools in this Upazila.
Colleges[]
Here is a list of all the colleges in this Upazila.
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Masuma Sultana Champa (2012), "Tongibari 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.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Munshiganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Tongibari Upazila
- Upazilas of Munshiganj District
- Dhaka Division geography stubs