Gopalganj (Bangladesh)
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Sources of Information
- Urban environmental maps of Gopalganj town, 1999:t.p. (Gopalganj town) leaf 5 (one of the dist. towns, Dhaka Division; class A pourashava since 1975)
Wikipedia description:
Gopalganj District (Bengali: গোপালগঞ্জ জেলা) is a district in the Dhaka Division of Bangladesh. The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km2. The main town of the district is also called Gopalganj. It is the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67" N 89°49’21.41". It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North, Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the south, and Barisal district on the east and Narail district on the West. This district is also known as "GP" to the youth. Gopalganj is subdivided into five sub-districts (upazila/thana).
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