Mirpur Upazila

Mirpur মিরপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)
—  Upazila  —
Mirpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°56′N 89°0′E / 23.933°N 89°E / 23.933; 89Coordinates: 23°56′N 89°0′E / 23.933°N 89°E / 23.933; 89
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Kushtia District
Area
- Total	317.35 km2 (122.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	266,046
- Density	838/km2 (2,170.4/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Mirpur

Mirpur (Bengali: মিরপুর (কুষ্টিয়া)) is an Upazila of Kushtia District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Mirpur is located at 23°56′00″N 89°00′00″E / 23.9333°N 89.0000°E / 23.9333; 89.0000 . It has 48215 units of house hold and total area 317.35 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mirpur has a population of 266046. Males constitute 51.76% of the population, and females 48.24%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population is 136611. Mirpur has an average literacy rate of 21.3% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Mirpur has 13 Unions/Wards, 125 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 197 villages.

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.