Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

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Coordinates: 23.20° N 89.80° E

Gopalganj District

Gopalganj
Division_name Dhaka Division
Coordinates 23.20° N 89.80° E
Area 1,489.92 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
 - Literacy rate		 1,132,046
 - 759.8/km²
 - 38.2%
Website: Banglapedia Article
Maplink: Official Map of Gopalganj District

Gopalganj is a district (zila in Bangla) in the Dhaka division (bibhag in Bangla) of Bangladesh. The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1.490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj.

Gopalganj is subdivided into five subdistricts (upazila/thana). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first prime minister and president of independent Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara, a village in this district.

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Has been part of Faridpur district.

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  1. Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
  2. Kashiani Upazila
  3. Kotalipara Upazila
  4. Muksudpur Upazila
  5. Tungipara Upazila

  • Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.


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