Gowainghat Upazila

Gowainghat গোয়াইনঘাট
Upazila
Gowainghat Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 25°6.2′N 91°53.5′E / 25.1033°N 91.8917°ECoordinates: 25°6.2′N 91°53.5′E / 25.1033°N 91.8917°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Area
• Total	486.1 km^2 (187.7 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	207,170
• Density	426/km^2 (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 25°06′10″N 91°53′30″E / 25.1028°N 91.8917°E . 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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Abdul Hai Al-Hadi (2012), "Gowainghat Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. "Census Results by Upazila/Thana" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 24, 2007. Retrieved 2008-08-27.