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Dacope Upazila

Dacope
দাকোপ
Upazila
Rice fields at Chalna
Rice fields at Chalna
Location of Dacope
Coordinates: 22°34.3′N 89°30.7′E / 22.5717°N 89.5117°E / 22.5717; 89.5117
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna
DistrictKhulna
Area
 • Total
991.56 km2 (382.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
159,369
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
9270[2]
Websitedakop.khulna.gov.bd

Dacope (Bengali: দাকোপ) is an upazila of Khulna District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh. Dacope Thana was established in 1906 and was converted into an upazila in 1983.[3]

Geography

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Dacope Upazila has a total area of 991.58 square kilometres (382.85 sq mi).[4] It borders Batiaghata Upazila to the north, Rampal and Mongla Upazilas of Bagerhat District to the east, the confluence of the Pasur and Shibsa Rivers at the Kunga estuary to the south, and Koyra and Paikgachha Upazilas to the west. Other main rivers are the Manki and Bhadra.[3]

Demographics

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Religions in Dacope Upazila (2022)[1][5]
Religion Percent
Hinduism
 
 54.44%
Islam
 
 43.43%
Christianity
 
 2.12%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Dacope upazila had 36,597 households and a population of 152,316. 26,092 (17.13%) were under 10 years of age. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 56.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 14,188 (9.31%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dacope had a population of 143,131. Males constituted 52.25% of the population, and females 47.75%. The population aged 18 or over was 78,759. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 37.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[8] It is the only Hindu majority upazila in Bangladesh.

Administration

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Dacope Upazila is divided into Chalna Municipality and ten union parishads: Bajua, Banishanta, Dacope, Kailashganj, Kamarkhola, Khulna Range, Loudob, Pankhali, Sutarkhali, and Tildanga Union. The union parishads are subdivided into 26 mauzas and 97 villages.[4]

Chalna Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[4] There is a War of Liberation mass killing site at Bazua High School courtyard and a War of Liberation monument, Smriti Amlan (in front of the upazila parisad building).[3]

NGO activities

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Operationally important NGOs are BRAC,NGO Forum For Public Health, Proshika, World Vision, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, HEED Bangladesh, Step, and Prodipon.[3]

Education

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Colleges

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High schools

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Shah Siddiqi (2012). "Dacope Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khulna (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-271-9.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khulna" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Khulna district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved 2006-11-10.