Dacope Upazila
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Dacope দাকোপ |
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| Upazila | |
 Dacope
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| Coordinates: 22°34.3′N 89°30.7′E / 22.5717°N 89.5117°ECoordinates: 22°34.3′N 89°30.7′E / 22.5717°N 89.5117°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh
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| Division | Khulna Division |
| District | Khulna District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 991.58 km2 (382.85 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 143,131 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Dacope |
Dacope (Bengali: দাকোপ) is an Upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Dacope is located at 22°34′20″N 89°30′40″E / 22.5722°N 89.5111°E . It has 25,377 households and a total area of 991.58 km². With an area of 99158 km2, is bounded by Batiaghata Upazila on the north, Pashur River on the south, Rampal and Mongla Upazilas on the east and Paikgachha and Koyra Upazilas on the west. The main rivers are Pasur, Sibsa, Manki, Bhadra. The southern part of this upazila is surrounded by Sundarban (11790.13 hectares).
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dacope had a population of 143,131. Males constituted 52.25% of the population, and females 47.75%. The population aged 18 or over was 78,759. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 37.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.
The administration of Dacope thana was established in 1913 and turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 10 union parishads, 26 mouzas and 107 villages. There is a War of Liberation mass killing site at Bazua High School courtyard and a War of Liberation monument, Smriti Amlan (in front of the upazila parisad building).
Operationally important NGOs are Asa, BRAC,Caritas, Proshika, World Vision, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, HEED Bangladesh, Step, WorldFish, Rupantar and Prodipon,Society for participatory Education and Development (SPED), Paschim Bajua students welfare Association , Bajua, Dacope ,Khulna .
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