Gowainghat Upazila

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Gowainghat
গোয়াইনঘাট
Upazila
Gowainghat is located in Bangladesh
Gowainghat
Gowainghat
Location in Bangladesh
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Country  Bangladesh
Division Sylhet Division
District Sylhet District
Area
 • Total 486.1 km2 (187.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 207,170
 • Density 426/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Gowainghat

Gowainghat (Bengali: গোয়াইনঘাট) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Gowainghat is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. . It has 34,133 households and a total area of 486.1 km².

Demographics

As of 2001 Bangladesh census, Gowainghat has a population of 207,170. Males constituted 51.80% of the population, and females 48.20%. Gowainghat has an average literacy rate of 22.8%.[2] 89.2% of the inhabitants were Muslim, 8.9% Hindu, 0.6% Buddhist, 0.4% Christian and 0.9% followed other religions.

Administration

Gowainghat has 8 Unions, 260 Mauzas, and 267 villages.

The unions are:

  1. Alirgaon
  2. Fatehpur
  3. Lengura
  4. Nandirgaon
  5. Paschim Jaflong
  6. Purba Jaflong
  7. Rustampur
  8. Towakul

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[dead link]
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