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| division_name = Sylhet Division
| division_name = Sylhet Division
| district = Sylhet District
| district = Sylhet District
| population_as_of = 1991
| population_as_of = 2001
| population_total = 169937
| population_total = 207170
| population_density = 350
| population_density = 426
| area_total = 486.1
| area_total = 486.1
| area_telephone =
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==Geography==
==Geography==
Gowainghat is located at {{coor d|25.1028|N|91.8917|E|}} . It has 27295 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².
Gowainghat is located at {{coor d|25.1028|N|91.8917|E|}} . It has 34133 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
[[As of 1991]] Bangladesh [[census]]{{GR|Bangladeh}}, Gowainghat has a population of 169937. Males constitute are 51.58% of the population, and females 48.42%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 78207. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 15.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. <ref name="census">{{cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}</ref>
[[As of 2001]] Bangladesh [[census]], Gowainghat has a population of 207170. Males constitute are 51.80% of the population, and females 48.20%. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8%. <ref name="census">{{cite web | accessdate=2008-08-27 | url = http://www.bbs.gov.bd/dataindex/census/ce_uzila.pdf | title = Census Results by Upazila/Thana |publisher = Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |date=2001 |format=PDF}}</ref>


==Administrative==
==Administrative==
Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 261 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 264 villages.
Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 260 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 267 villages.


The unions are:
The unions are:
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[[Category:Upazilas of Sylhet District]]
[[Category:Upazilas of Sylhet District]]



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Revision as of 15:15, 27 August 2008

Template:Infobox of upazilas Gowainghat (Bengali: গোয়াইনঘাট) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Gowainghat is located at 25°06′10″N 91°53′30″E / 25.1028°N 91.8917°E / 25.1028; 91.8917 . It has 34133 units of house hold and total area 486.1 km².

Demographics

As of 2001 Bangladesh census, Gowainghat has a population of 207170. Males constitute are 51.80% of the population, and females 48.20%. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8%. [1]

Administrative

Gowainghat has 8 Unions/Wards, 260 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 267 villages.

The unions are:

  1. Alirgaon
  2. Fatehpur
  3. Lengura
  4. Nandirgaon
  5. Paschim Jaflong
  6. Purba Jaflong
  7. Rustampur
  8. Towakul

See also


References

  1. ^ "Census Results by Upazila/Thana" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 2008-08-27.