Gazipur
Gazipur (Bengali: গাজীপুর) is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the 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. Its other name is Jaydevpur.
Gazipur
গাজীপুর Jaydevpur | |
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  Gazipur Location in Dhaka Division  Gazipur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°59′20″N 90°22′30″E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Gazipur District |
| Municipality | 1984 |
| Metropolitan city | 13 January 2013 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Body | Gazipur City Corporation |
| • Mayor | Asadur Rahman Kiron (acting) |
| • Police Commissioner | Molla Nazrul Islam, BPM (bar), PPM |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 329.23 km2 (127.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Population (2011 (est)) | |
| • Metropolis | 1,199,215 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time) |
| National Calling Code | +880 |
| Calling Code | 0681 |
| Police | Gazipur Metropolitan Police |
| Website | gcc |
Demographics
Population of Gazipur Municipality by year:
| 2001 | 2011 |
|---|---|
| 222,801[1] | 913,061[2] |
In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with large rural areas (i.e. Pubail union, Gaccha Union, Kayaltia Union, Kashimpur Union, Konabari Union and Bashan Union). The area of this newly created city corporation is 329.53 km2 (127.23 sq mi). The population of the Gazipur City Corporation was approximately six million in 2020.
Administration
Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 31 mahallas with an area of 62.2 km2 (24.0 sq mi). The fast-growing town has a population more than six million and density more than 24,000 inhabitants per square kilometre (62,000/sq mi); male 52.52%, female 47.48%.[3]
Health
Air pollution levels in Gazipur (in Dhaka, Bangladesh) 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).[4] These pollution levels are estimated to reduce the Life Expectancy of an average person living in Gazipur by 8.8 years.[4]
Notable people
- Tajuddin Ahmed – the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh
- Meghnad Saha – scientist
- Sohel Taj– Politician
- Hannan Shah - politician
- Ahsanullah Master, MP
References
- Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Household and Population of Statistical Metropolitan Areas in Bangladesh
- Population and Housing Census 2011 - Volume 3: Urban Area Report (PDF), Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, August 2014, pp. ix, xii, 24–26, 167
- Ahmed, Md Farid Uddin (2012). "Gazipur Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A.; Masum, Kazi (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- "The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI)". AQLI. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
