Tungipara Upazila

Tungipara (Bengali: টুংগীপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, considered Father of the Nation and founder of independent Bangladesh.

Geography

Tungipara is located at 22°54′00″N 89°53′00″E / 22.9000°N 89.8833°E / 22.9000; 89.8833 on the north-eastern bank of the Modhumoti River. It is the most southern upazila of Gopalganj District. To the north is Gopalganj Sadar, the east is Kotalipara, on the south Nazirpur and in the west is Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat District. Tungipara Upazilla has 16,030 households and a total area of 127.25 km².

It consists of one municipality and five unions:

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Tungipara has a population of 88102. Males constitute 51.25% of the population, and females 48.75%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 42147. Tungipara has an average literacy rate of 63.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.