Gazipur District Information

Gazipur District Information
Area	1741.53 square kilometers.
Bounded by	Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts on the north, Dhaka, Narayanganj and Narsingdi districts on the south, Narsingdi on the east, Dhaka and Tangail districts on the west.
Profile	Gazipur district was established in 1984. It consists of 5 upazilas, 46 union parishads, 710 mouzas, 2 municipalities and 1163 villages.
Upazilla/ Thana	Gazipur Sadar Upazila, Kaliakair Upazila, Kaliganj Upazila, Kapasia Upazila, Sreepur Upazila
Post Codes for Gazipur District
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area Name Elected MP From 194 Gazipur-1 A. K. M. Mozammal Haque Bangladesh Awami League 195 Gazipur-2 Md. Zahid Ahasan Rasal Bangladesh Awami League 196 Gazipur-3 Alhaz Advocate Md. Rahmat Ali Bangladesh Awami League 197 Gazipur-4 Tanjim Ahmad Bangladesh Awami League 198 Gazipur-5 Mahar Afroz Bangladesh Awami League Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 Seat# Area Name 2001 1996 1991 193 Gazipur-1 BAL (52.12) BAL (40.06) BAL (42.36) 194 Gazipur-2 BAL (42.67) BAL (36.98) BNP (54.36) 195 Gazipur-3 BNP (47.26) BAL (37.52) BAL (29.53) 196 Gazipur-4 BAL (51.22) BAL (47.99) BNP (44.64) BAL: Bangladesh Awami League BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party JI: Jamat E Islami JP: Jatiya Party
Places to see	Dholsamundra (the capital of the local Pala kings) at Boali, Toke Badshahi Mosque; Dighi and mazar at Chaura; old bridge (built by Meer Jumla) at Tangi, Bhawal Rajbari and the maths at Joydebpur.
Newspapers	Daily 1, periodical 5, journal 2.