Gazipur

Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E / 23.98889°N 90.37500°E / 23.98889; 90.37500
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Gazipur
গাজীপুর
Jaydevpur
City
Gazipur is located in Dhaka division
Gazipur
Gazipur
Location in Dhaka Division
Gazipur is located in Bangladesh
Gazipur
Gazipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E / 23.98889°N 90.37500°E / 23.98889; 90.37500
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictGazipur District
Municipality1984
City Corporation13 January 2013
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyGazipur City Corporation
 • MayorAsadur Rahman Kiron (acting)
 • Police CommissionerMolla Nazrul Islam, BPM (bar), PPM
Area
 • Metro
329.23 km2 (127.12 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2011 (est))
 • City1,199,215
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Calling Code+880
Calling Code0681
PoliceGazipur Metropolitan Police
Websitegcc.gov.bd

Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District. It is a major industrial city 25 km (16 mi) north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. Its other name is Joydebpur.

Demographics

Population of Gazipur Municipality by year:

2001 2011
222,801[1] 913,061[2]

In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with large rural areas (i.e. Pubail union, Gaccha Union, Kayaltia Union, Kashimpur Union, Konabari Union and Bashan Union). The area of this newly created city corporation is 329.53 km2 (127.23 sq mi). The population of the Gazipur City Corporation was approximately six million in 2020.

Administration

Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 31 mahallas with an area of 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi). The fast-growing town has a population more than six million and density more than 24,000 inhabitants per square kilometre (62,000/sq mi); male 52.52%, female 47.48%.[3]

Health

Air pollution levels in Gazipur (in Dhaka, Bangladesh) are extremely unhealthy. In 2020, annual average PM2.5 Air Pollution in Gazipur stood at 94.6 µg/m³, which is almost 18.9 times the World Health Organization PM2.5 Guideline (5 µg/m³: set in September, 2021).[4] These pollution levels are estimated to reduce the Life Expectancy of an average person living in Gazipur by 8.8 years.[4]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Household and Population of Statistical Metropolitan Areas in Bangladesh
  2. ^ Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, August 2014, pp. ix, xii, 24–26, 167
  3. ^ Ahmed, Md Farid Uddin (2012). "Gazipur Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A.; Masum, Kazi (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ a b "The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)". AQLI. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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