Fakirhat Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Fakirhat
locator_position = right
latd = 22.7806
longd = 89.7083
division_name = Khulna Division
district = Bagerhat District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 123956
population_density = 771
area_total = 160.68
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/bagerhat/Fakirhat.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Fakirhat
footnotes =

Fakirhat ( _bn. ফকিরহাট) is an Upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. It is famous for "Sixty Dome Mosque" (ষাট গম্বুজ মসজিদ) of medieval age and the Khan Jahan Ali mazar.

Geography

Fakirhat is located at coord|22.7806|N|89.7083|E| . It has 24286 units of house hold and total area 160.68 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Fakirhat has a population of 123956. Males constitute are 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 67565. Fakirhat has an average literacy rate of 43% (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

Fakirhat has 8 Unions/Wards, 67 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 87 villages.

ee also

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

References