Gopalganj District (Bangladesh)

Gopalganj is a district (zila in Bangla) in the Dhaka division (bibhag in Bangla) of Bangladesh. The district has about 1.1 million inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km². The main city of the district is also called Gopalganj.

Gopalganj is subdivided into five subdistricts (upazila/thana). Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first prime minister and president of independent Bangladesh, was born in Tungipara, a village in this district.

History

Subdivisions

1. Gopalganj Sadar Upazila
2. Kashiani Upazila
3. Kotalipara Upazila
4. Muksudpur Upazila
5. Tungipara Upazila

Places of interest

• Ulpur has a former Zamindar palace, which is currently used a Tehsil Office.

References

• National data bank of Bangladesh (lots of numbers on Gopalganj)

External links

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Gopalganj district
• Gopalganj district at Amardesh