Kawkhali Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kawkhali
locator_position = right
latd = 22.6203
longd = 90.0694
division_name = Barisal Division
district = Pirojpur District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 70347
population_density = 883
area_total = 79.64
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/pirojpur/Kawkhali.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila
footnotes =

Kawkhali ( _bn. কাউখালী ) is an Upazila of Pirojpur District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kawkhali is located at coord|22.6203|N|90.0694|E| . It has 13763 units of house hold and total area 79.64 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kawkhali has a population of 70347. Males constitute are 50.46% of the population, and females 49.54%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 37391. Kawkhali has an average literacy rate of 50.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Kawkhali has 5 Unions/Wards, 45 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 58 villages.

About kawkhali town:--Kawkhali is one of the famous small towns of Bangladesh.It's communication depends on Rivers & roads.It has a launch ghut and a famous steamer ghat whice from british period. The GABKHAN CHANNEL which is known the suez channel of Bangladesh is started from kawkhali bside the village of ASHOA. On it many ships run from Mongla seaport to Dhaka with foregin products. Kawkhali town is small but fresh & fine. Many famous person has born here. Here many NGO are active with their own mission.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References