Ishwarganj Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.6833° N 90.6250° E

Ishwarganj Upazila
Ishwarganj
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Mymensingh District
Coordinates	24.6833° N 90.6250° E
Area	286.19 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	306977  - 1073/km²
Postal	2200
Maplink: Official Map of Ishwarganj

Ishwarganj (Bengali: ঈশ্বরগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Ishwarganj is located at 24.6833° N 90.6250° E . It has 56296 units of house hold and total area 286.19 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Ishwarganj has a population of 306977. Males constitute are 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 143379. Ishwarganj has an average literacy rate of 22.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Ishwarganj has 11 Unions/Wards, 293 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 296 villages.iIt has some good educational institution like Ishwarganj Bisweswari Pilot high school,Charnikhala High school,Ishwarganj Mohila Collage,Ishearganj Degree Collage,Atharabari College.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.