Gopalganj District
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Vinony's link graph records 747 inbound references to Gopalganj District, and connects out to upazila of Bangladesh, Faridpur District and Bagerhat District.
The entry is geolocated on the map in BD.
Vinony files it under Districts of Bangladesh and Gopalganj District, Bangladesh.
Vinony links it to 27 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Division
- Dhaka
- Headquarters
- Gopalganj
- Deputy commissioner
- Shahida Sultana
- Total
- 1,468.74 km (567.08 sq mi)
- Density
- 881.747/km (2,283.71/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00 ( BST )
- Area code
- 0668
- Iso 3166 code
- BD-17
- Hdi 2023
- 0.685 , medium · 10th of 22
- Notable sport teams
- Gopalganj SC
- Website
- www .gopalganj .gov .bd
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- district of Bangladesh
- Official name
- গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা
- Country
- Bangladesh
- Located in
- Dhaka Division
- Capital
- Gopalganj
- Population
- 1295057
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Shares border with
- Bagerhat District
- Official website
- www.gopalganj.gov.bd
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- Commons category
- Gopalganj District
- topic's main category
- Category:Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
- native label
- গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা
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Encyclopedic overview
Gopalganj District (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km. The district headquarters is also called Gopalganj. It is located on the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41". It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North, Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the South, and Barisal District on the East and Narail district on the West. Gopalganj is subdivided into five sub-districts (upazilas and thanas). This district has the highest percentage of Hindus among the districts of Bangladesh, which is about 30 percent.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gopalganj District” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.