Kapasia Upazila

Kapasia
কাপাসিয়া
Upazila
Sultanpur Dorgapara Shahi Masjid
Sultanpur Dorgapara Shahi Masjid
Location of Kapasia
Coordinates: 24°6′N 90°34.2′E / 24.100°N 90.5700°E / 24.100; 90.5700
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
DistrictGazipur
Thana1924
Upazila15 December 1982
Named forCotton
Government
 • MP (Gazipur-4)Simeen Hussain Rimi
Area
 • Total356.98 km2 (137.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total379,107
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
1730
1739
Area code06824[2]
Websitekapasia.gazipur.gov.bd

Kapasia (Bengali: কাপাসিয়া) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[3] It is located at 24°06′00″N 90°34′15″E / 24.1000°N 90.5708°E / 24.1000; 90.5708, and is best known as the home upazila of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The modern-day upazila was a part of the historic Bhawal Estate and falls within its boundary.

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 398. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ Muhammad Nazrul Islam (2012). "Kapasia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 19 October 2024.