Shariatpur, Bangladesh 2.94

Magar, Naria, Shariatpur
Faridpur, 8000
Bangladesh

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* Name:
Shariatpur District: (শরীয়তপুর জেলা/ জিলা) is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is named after the eminent Islamic reformer Haji Shariatullah.

* History:
Shariatpur was named after Haji Shariatullah (1781–1840), who was the founder of Faraizi Movement and an eminent Islamic reformer during British Raj. Shariatpur was established as district on 1 March 1984.

* Geography and demography:
Shariatpur District is bounded on the north by Munshiganj District, Barisal District on the south, Chandpur District on the east, Madaripur District on the west. Main rivers are Padma, Meghna, Palong, Jayanti,[1] Kirtinasha, and Dharmaganj.

Area of Shariatpur district is 1181.53 km². It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 municipalities, 102 Mahalla, 64 Union Parishad, 608 Mouza, 1235 Village, 213,677 household.

According to the census of 2001, Shariatpur district had a population of 1,082,300 distributed to 213,677 households (average household size 5), including 543,838 men and 538,462 women, or a gender ratio of 101:100. Literacy rate is 38.9%.[2]

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