Saghata Upazila

Shaghata সাঘাটা
Upazila
Shaghata Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.1050°N 89.5867°ECoordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.1050°N 89.5867°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Rangpur Division
District	Gaibandha District
Area
• Total	225.67 km^2 (87.13 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	232,118
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Sughatta

Shaghata (Bengali: সাঘাটা) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.^[1]

Geography

Shaghata is located at Rangpur division 25°06′20″N 89°35′10″E / 25.1056°N 89.5861°E . It has 43474 households and total area 225.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shaghata has a population of 232118. Males constitute 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105508. Sughatta has an average literacy rate of 22.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[2]

Language

Most people of Saghata speak Bengali dialect of Rangpur region with some similar accents of Bogra region. Many people of Char region, specially of the far eastern char areas, speak the dialect of Mymensing.

Administration

Shaghata has 10 Unions/Wards, 117 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 132 villages.

See also

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

References

1. Md. Hamidul Haque Chandan (2012), "Saghatta 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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