Alfadanga Upazila
Alfadanga (Bengali: আলফাডাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Alfadanga
আলফাডাঙ্গা | |
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  Alfadanga Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°17′N 89°43′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Faridpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 136 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 90,873 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Geography
Alfadanga is located at 23.2833°N 89.7167°E. It has 16,579 households and total area 136 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Alfadanga has a population of 90,873. Males constitute 49.83% of the population, and females 50.17%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43,335. Alfadanga has an average literacy rate of 32.5% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Alfadanga Upazila is divided into 6 union parishads: Alfadanga, Bana, Buraich, Gopalpur, Pachuria, and Tagarband. The union parishads are subdivided into 92 mauzas and 122 villages.[3]
References
- Chowdhury, AU Haider (2012). "Alfadanga Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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