*** Welcome to piglix ***

Gaibandha Sadar Upazila

Gaibandha Sadar
গাইবান্ধা সদর
Upazila
Gaibandha Sadar is located in Bangladesh
Gaibandha Sadar
Gaibandha Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°19.5′N 89°37.7′E / 25.3250°N 89.6283°E / 25.3250; 89.6283Coordinates: 25°19.5′N 89°37.7′E / 25.3250°N 89.6283°E / 25.3250; 89.6283
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Gaibandha District
Area
 • Total 320.25 km2 (123.65 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 437,268
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gaibandha Sadar

Gaibandha Sadar (Bengali: গাইবান্ধা সদর) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur Division, Bangladesh.

Gaibandha Sadar is located at 25°19′30″N 89°37′40″E / 25.3250°N 89.6278°E / 25.3250; 89.6278. It has 68,483 households and a total area of 320.25 km².

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Gaibandha Sadar had a population of 359,226, of whom 172,249 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.6% of the population, and females 49.4%. Gaibandha Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4% .

Gaibandha Sadar has 1 municipality, 13 Unions, 150 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 127 villages.

Ahammad Uddin Shah Shishu Niketon School & College, founded in 1982 is a significant educational institution. & according to Banglapedia, Gaibandha Government Boys' High School, founded in 1885, is a notable secondary school.




...
Wikipedia

...