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Gazipur

Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E / 23.98889°N 90.37500°E / 23.98889; 90.37500
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Gazipur
গাজীপুর
Joydebpur
Metropolis
Motto(s): 
"Green, Glorious, Growing Gazipur"
Gazipur is located in Dhaka division
Gazipur
Gazipur
Location in Dhaka Division
Gazipur is located in Bangladesh
Gazipur
Gazipur
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E / 23.98889°N 90.37500°E / 23.98889; 90.37500
CountryBangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictGazipur District
Municipality1984
Metropolitan city13 January 2013
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyGazipur City Corporation
 • AdministratorMd. Sabirul Islam
 • Police CommissionerMd. Mahbub Alam
Area
 • Metro
329.23 km2 (127.12 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Metropolis
2,677,715
 • Density8,117/km2 (21,020/sq mi)
 • City rank
3rd in Bangladesh
 • Metro rank
3rd in Bangladesh
Languages
 • OfficialBengali • English
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
UN/LOCODEBD GAZ
Calling Code0681
PoliceGazipur Metropolitan Police
Metropolitan Planning AuthorityGazipur Development Authority
Websitegcc.gov.bd

Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in Gazipur District, it is a major industrial city 25 km (16 mi) north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh, with 75% of all garment industries situated there.[citation needed]

Since 2013, Gazipur has been governed by the Gazipur City Corporation, making it one of eleven cities of Bangladesh that are administered by a city corporation.

Geography

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Mirzapur Union is situated in the north of the city, in the south Dhaka North City Corporation and Savar Yarpur Union. On the east side, there is Baria Union, Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur and Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur. Mouchak and Maddhapara union of Kaliakair Upazila, and Shimulia and Damshona of Savar are at the west.[1]

Demographics

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Population of Gazipur Municipality
2001[2] 2011[3]
222,801 913,061
Religions in Gazipur City Corp. (2022)[4]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 95.91%
Hinduism
 
 3.83%
Other or not stated
 
 0.26%

As of 2022 census results, Gazipur City Corporation had 836,875 households and a population of 2,677,715. 15.00% of the population was under 10 years of age. Gazipur had a literacy rate of 83.57% for those 7 years and older and a sex ratio of 112.61 males per 100 females.[4]

As of the 2011 census, population of what would become Gazipur City corporation was 1,626,077 living in 398,164 households. Gazipur had a literacy rate of 67.39% and a sex ratio of 858 females per 1000 males.[5]

Administration

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Ward map of Gazipur City Corporation

In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with the rural areas of Bashan, Gachha, Kashimpur, Kayaltia, Konabari and Pubail. The area of the newly created city corporation is 329.53 km2 (127.23 sq mi). Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 131 mahallas.

Gazipur is one of eleven cities of Bangladesh that are administered by a city corporation. Among the city corporations it is the youngest and largest in size.

Health

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There are many government and private hospitals and clinics in the city. Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College is one of the bigger hospitals in Gazipur city and the only public medical college in the city. The city also has two private medical colleges with 36 private clinics and hospitals. The city also has 26 family planning clinics.[citation needed]

Air pollution levels in Gazipur are extremely unhealthy. In 2020, annual average PM2.5 air pollution in Gazipur stood at 94.6 μg/m3, which is almost 18.9 times the World Health Organization PM2.5 Guideline (5 μg/m3: set in September, 2021).[6] These pollution levels are estimated to reduce the life expectancy of an average person living in Gazipur by 8.8 years.[6]

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন. Gazipur City Corporation.
  2. ^ Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Household and Population of Statistical Metropolitan Areas in Bangladesh
  3. ^ Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, August 2014, pp. ix, xii, 24–26, 167
  4. ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Gazipur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-284-9.
  5. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Community Report – Gazipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  6. ^ a b "The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)". AQLI. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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