Goalandaghat Upazila

Goalandaghat or Goalanda গোয়ালন্দঘাট
Upazila
Goalandaghat or Goalanda Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E / 23.733°N 89.7617°ECoordinates: 23°44′N 89°45.7′E / 23.733°N 89.7617°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Rajbari District
Area
• Total	149.03 km^2 (57.54 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	91,675
• Density	620/km^2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Goalandaghat

Goalandaghat (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দঘাট) or Goalanda is an Upazila of Rajbari District^[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Goalandaghat is located at 23°44′00″N 89°45′40″E / 23.7333°N 89.7611°E. 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%.^[2]

Administration

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

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda 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.