Nawabganj | |
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 Vanga Masjid | |
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| Coordinates: 23°40′00″N 90°10′00″E / 23.6667°N 90.1667°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Dhaka |
| Area | |
| • Total | 244.80 km2 (94.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 318,811 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| 1320 | 1320 |
| Website | website of Nawabganj |
Nawabganj (Bengali: নবাবগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Dhaka District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Nawabganj is located at 23°40′00″N 90°10′00″E / 23.6667°N 90.1667°E. It has 70,757 households and a total area 244.80 km2.
Nawabganj is surrounded by Singair Upazila on the North, Dohar Upazila on the South, Keraniganj, Sirajdikhan and Sreenagar Upazilas on the East, Harirampur and Manikganj Sadar Upazilas on the West.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj Upazila had 70,757 households and a population of 318,811. 66,367 (20.82%) were under 10 years of age. Nawabganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 57.8%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1135 females per 1000 males. 16,917 (5.31%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nawabganj had a population of 269,189. Males constituted 49.31% of the population, and females 50.69%. 134,813 residents were over eighteen. Nawabganj had an average literacy rate of 34.5% (7+ years). For reference, the national average is 32.4%.[4]
Nawabganj Upazila is currently under rule of the Bangladesh Awami League. From the 2008 elections, it merged with Dohar Upazila as Dhaka-1. BEXIMCO Group Chairman Md Salman Fazlur Rahman is the current Member of Parliament, representing Dhaka-1.
Nawabganj Thana, now an Upazila, was established in 1974.
Many political parties are currently active in Nawabganj. The most popular parties include Bangladesh Awami League, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila BNP and the Jatiyo Party, which runs as Nawabganj Upazila Jatiyo Party
Nawabganj Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Agla, Bakshanagar, Bandura, Barrah, Baruakhali, Churain, Galimpur, Jantrail, Joykrishnapur, Kailail, Kalakopa, Nayansree, Shekaripara, and Sholla. The Union parishads are subdivided into 190 mauzas and 342 villages.[5]
