Golapganj Upazila

Golapganj
গোলাপগঞ্জ
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Government
 • MP (Sylhet-6) Nurul Islam Nahid (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 278.34 km2 (107.47 sq mi)
Demonym(s) Golapganji, Gulafgonji
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code 3160
Website golapganj.sylhet.gov.bd

Golapganj (Bengali: গোলাপগঞ্জ), or Golapganj, is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Demographics

According to the census 2011, Golapganj has a population of 3,16,149. Males constitute 50.29% of the population, and females 49.71%. 48.17% of the population is age eighteen or older. Average Household size 6.23 person and population density is 1136 person per km2. Golapganj has an average literacy rate of 57.0% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Golapganj
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2)		 27.2
(81)		 30.8
(87.4)		 31.4
(88.5)		 31.1
(88)		 30.9
(87.6)		 31.1
(88)		 31.5
(88.7)		 31.4
(88.5)		 30.7
(87.3)		 28.9
(84)		 26.2
(79.2)		 29.7
(85.5)
Average low °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2)		 13.5
(56.3)		 17.6
(63.7)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.0
(77)		 25.1
(77.2)		 24.5
(76.1)		 22.2
(72)		 17.5
(63.5)		 13.3
(55.9)		 19.9
(67.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 14
(0.55)		 31
(1.22)		 119
(4.69)		 322
(12.68)		 566
(22.28)		 752
(29.61)		 694
(27.32)		 556
(21.89)		 440
(17.32)		 231
(9.09)		 36
(1.42)		 7
(0.28)		 3,768
(148.35)
Source: Climate-data.org

See also

References

  1. ↑ Parvez, Azizul (2012). "Golapganj Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
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