Sughatta Upazila
| Shaghata সাঘাটা |
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 Shaghata
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| Coordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.105°N 89.5867°ECoordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.105°N 89.5867°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Rajshahi Division |
| District | Gaibandha District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 225.67 km2 (87.13 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 232,118 |
| • Density | 1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Sughatta |
Shaghata (Bengali: সাঘাটা) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Shaghata is located at rajshahi division 25°06′20″N 89°35′10″E / 25.1056°N 89.5861°E . It has 43474 units of house hold and total area 225.67 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shaghata has a population of 232118. Males constitute are 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105508. Sughatta has an average literacy rate of 22.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Shaghata has 10 Unions/Wards, 117 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 132 villages.
[edit] Language
Most people of Shaghata speak Bengali dialect of Rangpur region with some similar accents of Bogra region. Many people of Char region, specially of the far eastern char areas, speak the dialect of Mymensing.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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