Tarabo
Municipality in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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Tarabo (Bengali: তারাবো) is a municipal city in Rupganj Upazila in Narayanganj District, Bangladesh. The city has a population of 197,658. Which makes it the 25th largest city in Bangladesh. BSCIC Industrial Town and Research Centre is located at Tarabo municipality.[1]
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Tarabo
তারাবো | |
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Tarabo-Demraghat Road within the city | |
  Tarabo  Tarabo | |
| Coordinates: 23°43′23″N 90°30′25″E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Narayanganj |
| Upazila | Rupganj |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal corporation |
| Elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 197,658 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1460 |
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Tarabo Paurashava had 57,045 households and a population of 197,672. Tarabo had a literacy rate of 77.54%: 79.33% for males and 75.53% for females, and a sex ratio of 111.00 males per 100 females. 8.76% of the population was under 5 years of age.[2]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Tarabo city had 38,612 households and a population of 150,709. 29,826 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Tarabo had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.66%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and had 69,621 females for a sex ratio of 859 females per 1000 males.[3]