Goalanda গোয়ালন্দ | |
|---|---|
)  Goalanda Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 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 km2 (57.54 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 91,675 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | goalanda |
Goalanda (Bengali: গোয়ালন্দ) is an upazila of Rajbari District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Geography
Goalanda 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
Goalanda 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
Goalanda Upazila is divided into Goalanda Municipality and four union parishads: Chotovakla, Debugram, Doulatdia, and Uzancar. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 152 villages.[3]
Goalanda Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 45 mahallas.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Md Abu Hasan Farooque (2012), "Goalanda Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Rajbari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
External links
- Goalondo in Encyclopædia Britannica