Gazipur গাজীপুর Joydebpur
Metropolis
From top: Bangabandhu Safari Park, Islamic University of Technology, Heritage City Park, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute , Bangladesh Open University, Nagar Bhaban the headquarter of Gazipur City Corporation
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Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E / 23.98889°N 90.37500°E / 23.98889; 90.37500
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Dhaka Division
District	Gazipur District
Municipality	1984
Metropolitan city	13 January 2013
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Gazipur City Corporation
• Mayor	Jayeda Khatun
• Police Commissioner	Molla Nazrul Islam
Area
• Metro	329.23 km2 (127.12 sq mi)
Elevation	34 m (112 ft)
Population  (2022 (est))
• Metropolis	2,674,697
• Density	8,117/km2 (21,020/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
National Calling Code	+880
Calling Code	0681
Police	Gazipur Metropolitan Police
Website	gcc.gov.bd

Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in the Gazipur District, it is a major industrial city 25 km (16 mi) north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh. 75% of all the garments industries are situated here. It is one of the biggest and fastest growing cities in Bangladesh. It is one of the 11 cities of Bangladesh which are administered by a city corporation Among the city corporations it is the youngest, only having been established in 2013, although it is the largest in size. Mirzapur Union is situated at the north of the city, in south Dhaka North City Corporation and Savar Yarpur Union are situated. In the east side there is Baria Union, Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur and Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur. Mouchak and Maddhapara union of Kaliakair Upazila, and Shimulia and Damshona of Savar are at the west.^[1]

Demographics

Population of Gazipur Municipality by year:

In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with rural areas. The area of this newly created city corporation is 329.53 km² (127.23 sq mi). As of the 2011 census, population of what would become Gazipur City corporation was 1,626,077 living in 398,164 households. Gazipur had a literacy rate of 67.39% and a sex ratio of 858 females per 1000 males.^[4] As of 2022 provisional census results, the population of Gazipur City corporation was 2,674,697 with a sex ratio of 889 females to 1000 males.^[5]

Administration

Gazipur City Corporation was formed from Gazipur and Tongi municipalities, in addition to the rural areas of Bashan, Gachha, Kashimpur, Kayaltia, Konabari and Pubail unions. Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 31 mahallas with an area of 62 km² (24 sq mi).

Health

There are many government and private hospitals and clinics in this city.Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College is one of the bigger hospitals in Gazipur city and the only public medical college in the city. Also the city has 2 private medical colleges with 36 private clinics and hospitals. The city also has 26 family planning clinics.

Air pollution levels in Gazipur (in Dhaka, Bangladesh) are extremely unhealthy. In 2020, annual average PM2.5 Air Pollution in Gazipur stood at 94.6 µg/m³, which is almost 18.9 times the World Health Organization PM2.5 Guideline (5 µg/m³: set in September, 2021).^[6] These pollution levels are estimated to reduce the life expectancy of an average person living in Gazipur by 8.8 years.^[6]

Notable people

• Tajuddin Ahmed – the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh
• Meghnad Saha – scientist
• Sohel Taj– politician
• Hannan Shah - politician
• Ahsanullah Master, MP
• Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad, second Attorney General for Bangladesh