Kapasia Upazila
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Kapasia (Bengali: কাপাসিয়া) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division.[1] It is located at 24.1000°N 90.5708°E / 24.1000; 90.5708, and is best known as the home upazila of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The modern-day upazila was a part of the historic Bhawal Estate and falls within its boundary.
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Kapasia
কাপাসিয়া | |
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Coordinates: 24°6′N 90°34.2′E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka |
District | Gazipur |
Thana | 1924 |
Upazila | 15 December 1982 |
Named for | Cotton |
Government | |
• MP (Gazipur-4) | Simeen Hussain Rimi |
Area | |
• Total | 356.98 km2 (137.83 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 342,162 |
• Density | 960/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
1730 | 1739 |
Website | kapasia |
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