Saghata Upazila

Shaghata
সাঘাটা
Upazila
Shaghata

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.1050°N 89.5867°E / 25.1050; 89.5867Coordinates: 25°6.3′N 89°35.2′E / 25.1050°N 89.5867°E / 25.1050; 89.5867
Country  Bangladesh
Division Rangpur Division
District Gaibandha District
Area
  Total 225.67 km2 (87.13 sq mi)
Population (1991)
  Total 232,118
  Density 1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sughatta

Shaghata (Bengali: সাঘাটা) is an Upazila of Gaibandha District in the Division of Rangpur, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Shaghata is located at Rangpur division 25°06′20″N 89°35′10″E / 25.1056°N 89.5861°E / 25.1056; 89.5861 . It has 43474 households and total area 225.67 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Shaghata has a population of 232118. Males constitute 50.73% of the population, and females 49.27%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 105508. Sughatta has an average literacy rate of 22.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administrative

Shaghata has 10 Unions/Wards, 117 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 132 villages.

Language

Most people of Shaghata speak Bengali dialect of Rangpur region with some similar accents of Bogra region. Many people of Char region, specially of the far eastern char areas, speak the dialect of Mymensing.

See also

References

  1. Md. Hamidul Haque Chandan (2012), "Saghatta Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

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