- Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)
Infobox of BD districts
native_name = Gopalganj
skyline =
skyline_size =
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locator_position = right
latd = 23.20
longd = 89.80
division_name = Dhaka Division
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 1,132,046
population_density = 759.8
literacy_rate = 38.2%
area_total = 1,489.92
website = banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/G_0159.htm
website_caption = Banglapedia ArticleGopalganj is a district ("zila" in Bangla) in the Dhaka division ("bibhag" in Bangla) of
Bangladesh . The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj.Gopalganj is subdivided into five subdistricts (
upazila /thana ).Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , the firstprime minister andpresident of independent Bangladesh, was born inTungipara , a village in this district.History
Gopalganj District was established in 1984, prior to this it was a subdivision of
Faridpur District . [ [http://banglapedia.org/HT/G_0159.HTM Gopalganj District - Banglapedia] ]ubdivisions
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Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
#Kashiani Upazila
#Kotalipara Upazila
#Muksudpur Upazila
#Tungipara Upazila Places of interest
* Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.
References
* [http://www.bbsgov.org/ National data bank of Bangladesh (lots of numbers on Gopalganj)]
External links
* [http://www.bangla2000.com/Bangladesh/districts.shtm Districts of Bangladesh]
* [http://www.bangla2000.com/Bangladesh/Districts/gopalganj.shtm Gopalganj district]
* [http://www.amardesh.com/zilla_gopalganj.php Gopalganj district at Amardesh]Divisions and districts of Bangladesh
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