Gopalganj District, Bangladesh

Gopalganj District is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The district has 1,172,415 inhabitants and its surface area is 1,490 km2. The district headquarters is also called Gopalganj. It is located on the bank of the Madhumati river and located at 23°00’47.67″ N 89°49’21.41″. It is bounded by Faridpur district on the North, Pirojpur and Bagerhat district on the South, and Barisal District on the East and Narail district on the West. Gopalganj is subdivided into five sub-districts. This district has the highest percentage of Hindus among the districts of Bangladesh, which is about 30 percent.