Gafargaon Upazila
Upazila in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh
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Gafargaon (Bengali: গফরগাঁও) is an upazila of Mymensingh District[4] in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh.
Gafargaon
গফরগাঁও | |
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Bridge over Old Brahmaputra in Gafargaon | |
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| Coordinates: 24°25′N 90°33′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Mymensingh Division |
| District | Mymensingh District |
| Area | |
• Total | 398.30 km2 (153.78 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 463,253 |
| • Density | 1,163.1/km2 (3,012.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 2230[2] |
| Area code | 09025[3] |
| Website | gafargaon |
Geography
Gafargaon is located at 24.4167°N 90.5500°E. It has 73,130 households and total area is 401.16 km2. Trishal on the north, Nandail in the east, Hossainpur and Pakundia upazilas of Kishoreganj district, Kapasia and Sreepur upazilas of Gazipur district on the south, and Trishal and Bhaluka upazilas on the west. Nearly three sides of the border are surrounded by the River Brahmaputra, with Kalivana to the south and Sutia to the west. Just land on the north.[5]
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 318,705 | — |
| 1991 | 379,803 | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 413,488 | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 430,746 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 463,253 | +7.5% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[6] | ||
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Gafargaon Upazila had 118,365 households and a population of 463,253. 10.07% of the population were under 5 years of age. Gafargaon had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 72.98%: 73.65% for males and 72.37% for females, and a sex ratio of 92.86 males for 100 females. 80,544 (17.39%) lived in urban areas.[6]
Administration
Gafargaon Upazila is divided into Gafargaon Municipality and 15 union parishads: Barobaria, Charalgi, Dotterbazar, Gafargaon, Josora, Longair, Moshakhali, Niguari, Paithol, Panchbagh, Raona, Rasulpur, Saltia, Tangabo, and Usthi. The union parishads are subdivided into 202 mauzas and 214 villages.[7]
Gafargaon Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 19 mahallas.[7]
The 2 administrative thanas are Gafargaon and Pagla. Pagla Thana was established in 2012.
Infrastructure
Education
- Gafargaon Islamia Govt. High School
- Khairullah Govt. Girls High School
According to Banglapedia, Kandipara Askar Ali High School, founded in 1906, is a notable secondary school.[4]
Notable people
- Abdul Jabbar, Language Movement martyr[8]
- Shamsul Huda Panchbagi, Islamic scholar, politician and activist
- Muhiuddin Khan, Islamic scholar whose family was originally from Gafargaon
- Altaf Hossain Gulandaz, Member of parliament and Awami League leader
- Fahmi Gulandaz Babel, Member Of Parliament and Awami League leader
- S. M. Mumtaz Uddin, Freedom Fighter, Member of Parliament
- Fazlur Rahman Sultan Member Of parliament and BNP politician
- Abul Kashem, Member Of Parliament
- Selina Hossain, Writer and Novelist
- Mohammad Jaffar Iqbal, Journalists (Although he was born in Sylhet, his paternal grandfather had roots in Gafargaon)
- Shahidullah Forayezi, Folk Singer
