Kapasia Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.1000° N 90.5708° E

Kapasia Upazila
Kapasia
Division_name  - District	Dhaka Division  - Gazipur District
Coordinates	24.1000° N 90.5708° E
Area	356.98 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	303710  - 851/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Kapasia

Kapasia (Bengali: কাপাসিয়া) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Kapasia is located at 24.1000° N 90.5708° E . It has 59221 units of house hold and total area 356.98 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Kapasia has a population of 303710. Males constitute are 50.83% of the population, and females 49.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 154204. Kapasia has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Kapasia has 11 Unions/Wards, 167 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 231 villages.

[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.