Rupganj Upazila

Rupganj
রূপগঞ্জ
Upazila

Murapara Rajbari at Rupganj, Bangladesh
Rupganj

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517Coordinates: 23°47.6′N 90°31′E / 23.7933°N 90.517°E / 23.7933; 90.517
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narayanganj District
Area
 • Total 247.97 km2 (95.74 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 375,935
 • Density 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Rupganj

Rupganj (Bengali: রূপগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Rupganj is located at 23°47′35″N 90°31′00″E / 23.7931°N 90.5167°E / 23.7931; 90.5167 . It has 64902 households and total area 247.97 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rupganj has a population of 375935. Males constitute 53% of the population, and females 47%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 187590. Rupganj has an average literacy rate of 37.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Khairul Alam Pulak (2012), "Rupganj Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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