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Goalandaghat Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Rajbari District

Area
  
149 km²

Division
  
Dhaka Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Goalandaghat Upazila

Website
  
Official Map of Goalandaghat

Goalandaghat (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দঘাট) or Goalanda is an Upazila of Rajbari District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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Map of Goalandaghat Upazila, Bangladesh

Geography

Goalandaghat is located at 23.7333°N 89.7611°E / 23.7333; 89.7611. It has 15,694 housing units and has a total area of 149.03 km².

Demographics

Goalandaghat had a population of 91,675 in the 1991 Bangladesh census. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. The population aged over eighteen was 44,854. Goalandaghat has an average literacy rate of 20.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Goalandaghat has four Unions/Wards, 113 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 206 villages.

References

Goalandaghat Upazila Wikipedia