Kuliarchar Upazila
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Kuliarchar কুলিয়ারচর | |
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| Coordinates: 24°9.3′N 90°54′E / 24.1550°N 90.900°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.01 km2 (40.16 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 182,236 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | kuliarchar |
Kuliarchar - কুলিয়ারচর (Bengali: কুলিয়ারচর kuliearcor) is an upazila of Kishoreganj District under the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is about 97.6 km (61 mi) northwest of the capital city of Dhaka.[1] It is also a center of business, especially the fish, jute trade and processing plants, and the shoes sector of the country.[2][3][4][1]
Geography[edit]
Kuliarchar is located at 24°09′15″N 90°54′00″E / 24.1542°N 90.9000°E. It has 39,166 households and total area 104.01 km2. It is in north east side of Bangladesh.[1]
Demographics[edit]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kuliarchar Upazila had 39,166 households and a population of 182,236. 52,158 (28.62%) were under 10 years of age. Kuliarchar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 44.64%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1072 females per 1000 males. 31,781 (17.44%) lived in urban areas.[5][6]
Administration[edit]
Kuliarchar Upazila is divided into Kuliarchar Municipality and six union parishads: Chhaysuti, Faridpur, Gobaria Abdullahpur, Osmanpur, Ramdi, and Salua. The union parishads are subdivided into 46 mauzas and 97 villages.[5]
Kuliarchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 37 mahallas.[5]
Education[edit]
Kuliarchar has one degree college (Kuliarchar Government College),[7] 3 high schools, 12 primary schools, and a madrasa.[8]
Hospitals[edit]
- Upazila Health Complex[9]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kawsar Khan (2012), "Kuliarchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Dried-fish production gets momentum in Kuliarchar". Daily Sun. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "kuliarchar achievement on fish processing".
- ^ "Kuliarchar Fisheries Ltd".
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Kishoreganj" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Kishoreganj district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Kuliarchar Govt. College". Kuliarchar Govt. College.
- ^ শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠানের তালিকা [Educational Institute list]. Kuliarchar Union (in Bengali).
- ^ নোটিশ বোর্ড. health.kuliarchar.kishoreganj (in Bengali).
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