Gaffargaon Upazila
Gafargaon গফরগাঁও | |
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Upazila | |
Gafargaon Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°ECoordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°E | |
Country |
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Division | Mymensingh Division |
District | Mymensingh District |
Area | |
• Total | 401.16 km2 (154.89 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 379,803 |
• Density | 947/km2 (2,450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Gafargaon |
Gafargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
Geography
Gafargaon is located at 24°25′00″N 90°33′00″E / 24.4167°N 90.5500°E. It has 73,130 households and total area 401.16 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gafargaon has a population of 379,803. Males constitute 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184,633. Gafargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Gaffargaon has a municipality, 2 police stations, 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gaffargaon. The police stations (thana) are Gaffargaon and Pagla. Pagla thana was established in 2012.
Education
Gafargaon islamia govt. high school
The Gafargaon islamia govt. high school is a well known Secondary School listed in Secondary School category,established 1906. The EIIN number of Gafargaon islamia govt. high school is ' 111523 ' and Gafargaon islamia govt. high school is situated at Gafargaon, Bangladesh.The geographical coordinates of Gafargaon islamia govt. high school are 24°27'25.83" North , 90°32'55.4" East .
According to Banglapedia, Kandipara Askar Ali High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.[1] Datter Bazar Union Higher Secondary School founded 1966. Md Nasim Mia Joy is a famous student of here
Notable residents
- Abdul Jabbar, Language Movement martyr, was born at Panchua village in 1919.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Kader, Shafiqul (2012). "Gaffargaon Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. 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.
- ↑ Begum, Dilruba (2012). "Jabbar, Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.