Sonargaon Upazila

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Sonargaon
সোনারগাঁও
Upazila
Sonargaon is located in Bangladesh
Sonargaon
Sonargaon
Location in Bangladesh
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Country  Bangladesh
Division Dhaka Division
District Narayanganj District
Area
 • Total 171.66 km2 (66.28 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 261,881
 • Density 1,526/km2 (3,950/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Sonargaon

Sonargaon (Bengali: সোনারগাঁও) is an Upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Geography

Sonargaon is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. . It has 44405 households and total area 171.66 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonargaon has a population of 261881. Males constitute 52.11% of the population, and females 47.89%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 118319. Sonargaon has an average literacy rate of 33.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]

Administrative

Sonargaon has 11 Unions/Wards, 354 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 473 villages.

Food

Local food includes Gurer Zilapi, Murali, Binni Khoi, Shwandesh, etc.

See also

References

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