Mohammadpur Upazila

Mohammadpur মোহাম্মদপুর (মাগুরা)
—  Upazila  —
Mohammadpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.405°N 89.605°E / 23.405; 89.605Coordinates: 23°24.3′N 89°36.3′E / 23.405°N 89.605°E / 23.405; 89.605
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Khulna Division
District	Magura District
Area
- Total	234.29 km2 (90.5 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	160,340
- Density	684/km2 (1,771.6/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Mohammadpur

Mohammadpur (Bengali: মোহাম্মদপুর (মাগুরা)) is an Upazila of Magura District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography

Mohammadpur is located at 23°24′15″N 89°36′15″E / 23.4042°N 89.6042°E / 23.4042; 89.6042 . It has 28158 units of house hold and total area 234.29 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mohammadpur has a population of 160340. Males constitute are 50.58% of the population, and females 49.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76748. Mohammadpur has an average literacy rate of 25.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1] Mohammadpur stand's near the bank of Modhumoti river. The modhumoti river dived Mohammadpur from Dhaka division. The river has a great effect on the climate and the life style of Mohammadpur Upozila.

Administrative

Mohammadpur has 8 Unions/Wards, 131 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 182 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.