Gopalganj District, Bangladesh

Gopalganj
গোপালগঞ্জ
Top: House of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Bottom: Fields in Gopalganj district
Location of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh in Bangladesh
Location of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh in Bangladesh
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Expandable map of Gopalganj District, Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°12′N 89°48′E / 23.20°N 89.80°E / 23.20; 89.80
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka
HeadquartersGopalganj
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerShahida Sultana
Area
 • Total
1,468.74 km2 (567.08 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
1,295,057
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
8100
Area code0668[2]
ISO 3166 codeBD-17
HDI (2018)0.649[3]
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Notable sport teamsGopalganj SC
Websitewww.gopalganj.gov.bd

Gopalganj (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh.[4] The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km2. The main town of the district is also called Gopalganj. It is the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41". It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North, Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the south, and Barisal district on the east and Narail district on the West. This district is also known as "GP" to the youth. Gopalganj is subdivided into five sub-districts (upazila/thana).

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2022census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  4. ^ Adhikari, Rabindranath (2012). "Gopalganj District". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.