Kapasia Upazila
Kapasia
কাপাসিয়া | |
|---|---|
Sultanpur Dorgapara Shahi Masjid | |
| Coordinates: 24°6′N 90°34.2′E / 24.100°N 90.5700°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gazipur |
| Thana | 1924 |
| Upazila | 15 December 1982 |
| Named after | Cotton |
| Government | |
| • MP (Gazipur-4) | Simeen Hussain Rimi |
| Area | |
• Total | 356.98 km2 (137.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 379,107 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 1730 |
| Area code | 06824 |
| Website | kapasia |
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Kapasia (Bengali: কাপাসিয়া) is an upazila (sub-district) of Gazipur District in central Bangladesh, part of the Dhaka Division. It is located at 24°06′00″N 90°34′15″E / 24.1000°N 90.5708°E, and is best known as the home upazila of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The modern-day upazila was a part of the historic Bhawal Estate and falls within its boundary.