Kaliakair Upazila
Kaliakair
কালিয়াকৈর | ||
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Postal code 1750 | ||
Website | kaliakair |
Kaliakair (Bengali: কালিয়াকৈর) is an upazila (sub-district) of the Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1]
Geography
Kaliakair is located at 24°04′30″N 90°13′00″E / 24.0750°N 90.2167°E. It has 45565 households and total area 314.14 km2. It is bounded by Mirzapur and Sakhipur upazilas on the north, Savar and Dhamrai upazilas on the south, Gazipur Sadar and Sreepur upazilas on the east, and Mirzapur upazila on the west.
Water bodies Main rivers: turag, bangshi, Salda; Boali, Hawla, Ujan and Markaj beels and Goala and Betjuri canals are notable. <RAFI>
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Population Total '267003; male 138240, female 128763;
and Badey belong to this upazila.Economy
There are 1000 + Garments factory in Kaliakair. Many Garemnts Worker living here.
Administration
Kaliakair Thana was formed in 1923 and it was turned into an upazila on 2 July 1983.
Kaliakair Upazila is divided into Kaliakair Municipality and nine
Kaliakair Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Rana, Ayub (2012). "Kaliakair Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Gazipur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Gazipur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.