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Sakhipur Upazila

Coordinates: 24°19′09″N 90°10′21″E / 24.319205°N 90.172466°E / 24.319205; 90.172466
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Not to be confused with Shakhipur Upazila of Shariatpur District
Sakhipur
সখিপুর
Upazila
Sakhipur is located in Bangladesh
Sakhipur
Sakhipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°19′09″N 90°10′21″E / 24.319205°N 90.172466°E / 24.319205; 90.172466
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictTangail District
Area
 • Total429.63 km2 (165.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total277,685
 • Density650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitewww.sakhipur.com
View of Taltala Chattar in 2011

Sakhipur (Bengali: সখিপুর) is an upazila of Tangail District in the division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Administration

Sakhipur Upazila is divided into Sakhipur Municipality and eight union parishads: Baheratoil, Dariapur, Gazaria, Hatibandha, Jadabpur, Kakrajan, Kalia, and Kalmegha. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 122 villages.[2]

Sakhipur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18 mahallas.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rashid, Harun (2012). "Sakhipur Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Tangail" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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