Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Gopalganj District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Gopalganj District (Dhaka division) with an area of 1489.92 sq km, is bounded by faridpur district on the north, pirojpur and bagerhat districts on the south, madaripur and barisal districts on the east, narail district on the west. Temperature: Average max: 35.8 oC, min: 12.6 oC. Total rainfall 2105 mm. Main rivers: Garai, Madhumati, Kaliganga, Hunda, Ghagar, and old Kumar; Borni Baor, Chandar Beel and Baghyar Beel are notable.

Gopalganj At a Glance

Area: 1489.92 Km2
Upazila Road: 619.70 Km
Union Road: 329.44 Km
Village Road: 1053.72 Km VA
699.03 Km VB
Population: 11,51,800
Density: 773 per Km2
Literacy: 52 %
Upazilas: 5
Union: 68
Pourashavas: 4
Primary Schools: 760
High Schools: 181
Colleges: 21

Upazilas

Gopalganj Sadar
Kasiani
Kotwalipara
Muksudpur
Tungipara