Golapganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Golabganj
locator_position = right
latd = 24.8583
longd = 92.0208
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Sylhet District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 229074
population_density = 823
area_total = 278.34
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/sylhet/Golabganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Golabganj
footnotes =

Golabganj ( _bn. গোলাপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Golapganj is located at coord|24.8583|N|92.0208|E| . It has 34911 units of house hold and total area 278.34 km².It is for the rich and the wealthy.

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census,GR|Bangladeh Golabganj has a population of 229074. Males constitute are 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 110364. Golabganj has an average literacy rate of 38.7% (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

Golapganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 108 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 254 villages.

The unions are:

# Amura
# Bagha
# Bhadeshwar
# Budbari Bazar
# Dakshin Bade
# Dhaka Dakshin
# Fulbari
# Golabganj
# Lakshanaband
# Lakshmi Pasha
# Uttar Bade Pasha

ee also

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

References