Gazipur City

Gazipur is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Gazipur District, near the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of 1,199,215. Gazipur is the home of Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology and Islamic University of Technology, the country's only international university in the fields of engineering and technology, is run and funded by OIC.DemographicsPopulation by year:GeographyGazipur District, with an area of 1741.53 km², is bounded by Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts on the north, Dhaka, Narayanganj and Narsingdi districts on the south, Narsingdi on the east, and Dhaka and Tangail districts on the west. The annual average temperature maximum is 36 °C and the minimum is 12.7 °C; the annual rainfall is 2,376 mm.Main rivers are old Brahmaputra, Shitalakshya, Turag, Bangshi, Balu, Banar. Turag is heavily polluted by industrial chemicals.AdministrationGazipur consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas with an area of 49.32 km². The fast-growing town has a population more than 1 million and density more than 24,000 per km²; male 52.52%, female 47.48%.