Kapasia Upazila

Kapasia,Gazipur,Bangladesh
কাপাসিয়া
Upazila
Kapasia,Gazipur,Bangladesh

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 24°6′N 90°34.2′E / 24.100°N 90.5700°E / 24.100; 90.5700Coordinates: 24°6′N 90°34.2′E / 24.100°N 90.5700°E / 24.100; 90.5700
Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Gazipur District
Government
Area
 • Total 356.98 km2 (137.83 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 303,710
 • Density 851/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Kapasia Upazila

Kapasia (Bengali: কাপাসিয়া) is an Upazila of Gazipur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Kapasia is located at 24°06′00″N 90°34′15″E / 24.1000°N 90.5708°E / 24.1000; 90.5708 . It has 59,221 households and a total area of 356.98 km². Kapasia is a Thana of Gazipur District. [2] Kapasia is a part of the old Bhawal Estate and falls within its boundary. The Bhawal National Park, one of the national parks of Bangladesh within Dhaka Division, is a 20 km drive away from Kapasia.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kapasia had a population of 303,710, of whom 154,204 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 50.83% of the population, and females 49.17%. Kapasia has an average literacy rate of 100% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]

Agriculture and outputs

Kapasia is a part of Gazipur District's Agricultural Area. Fishery is also popular along with farming. There has been an earlier project in Kapasia Upazila where the WorldFish Center with funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Danish International Development Agency (Danida), had researched on farming systems and had introduced adaptive integrated aquaculture practices.[4] Progoti Co-operative Land Development Bank Limited (also known as Progoti Bank) is the first Land Development Bank in Bangladesh which started functioning on January 10, 2009 in Kapasia town.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Md Nazrul Islam (2012). "Kapasia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ↑ "Kapasia in Media.".
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. ↑ "Aqua and Agriculture.".
  5. ↑ "Land Development Bank of Kapasia.".
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