Gaffargaon Upazila

Gafargaon
গফরগাঁও
Upazila
Gafargaon

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°E / 24.417; 90.550Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E / 24.417°N 90.550°E / 24.417; 90.550
Country  Bangladesh
Division Mymensingh Division
District Mymensingh District
Area
 • Total 401.16 km2 (154.89 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 379,803
 • Density 947/km2 (2,450/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gafargaon

Gafargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gafargaon railway station nameplate

Gafargaon is located at 24°25′00″N 90°33′00″E / 24.4167°N 90.5500°E / 24.4167; 90.5500. It has 73,130 households and total area 401.16 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gafargaon has a population of 379,803. Males constitute 51.04% of the population, and females 48.96%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 184,633. Gafargaon has an average literacy rate of 30.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Gafargaon has 15 Unions/Wards, 203 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 218 villages. One of the most prominent union is Moshakhali. Lots of great people born in this small area contributed enormously for its development.Khan Sunny,Khan Janny,Tanzil Hasan are working for the IT sector development in Gofargaon. There are beautiful villages in the bank of the river Brahmmaputra including the village Basia. If you like to feel the nature please come and visit Gafargaon.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Kandipara Askar Ali High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.[1]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kader, Shafiqul (2012). "Gaffargaon Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. 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.
  3. ↑ Begum, Dilruba (2012). "Jabbar, Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.


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