Tungipara Upazila
Tungipara
টুঙ্গিপাড়া | |
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Ancestral residence of the Tungipara Sheikh family | |
| Coordinates: 22°54′N 89°53′E / 22.900°N 89.883°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Gopalganj |
| Thana | 1974 |
| Upazila | 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 128.53 km2 (49.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 114,482 |
| • Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 8120 |
| Area code | 06655 |
| Website | Tungipara Upazila |
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Tungipara (Bengali: টুঙ্গিপাড়া) is an upazila of Gopalganj District in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. It is the birthplace of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first President of Bangladesh. In 1995, it was carved out of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila to become an upazila.