Sonargaon Upazila

Sonargaon (Bengali: সোনারগাঁও) is an upazila of Narayanganj District[1] in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Sonargaon সোনারগাঁও
Upazila
Sonargaon Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°39.5′N 90°36.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Narayanganj District
Area
• Total	171.66 km^2 (66.28 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	261,881
• Density	1,500/km^2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Sonargaon

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonargaon has a population of 261,881 in 44,405 households. Males constitute 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. The population over 18 years of age is 118,319.

Sonargaon has an average literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), compared with the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Food

Local food includes Gurer Zilapi, Murali, Binni Khoi, Shwandesh, etc.

Administration

Sonargaon Upazila is divided into Sonargaon Municipality and ten union parishads: Baidyerbazar, Baradi, Jampur, Kachpur, Mugrapara, Naogaon, Pirijpur, Sadipur, Shambhupura, and Shanmandi. The union parishads are subdivided into 351 mauzas and 487 villages.[3]

Sonargaon Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 60 mahallas.[3]

See also

• Sonargaon
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Shamsuddoha Chowdhury (2012), "Sonargaon Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.