Gazipur is a city in central Bangladesh. Located in Gazipur District, it is a major industrial city 25 km north of Dhaka. It is a hub for the textile industry in Bangladesh, with 75% of all garment industries situated there. Since 2013, Gazipur has been governed by the Gazipur City Corporation, making it one of eleven cities of Bangladesh that are administered by a city corporation.

Geography

Mirzapur Union is situated in the north of the city, in the south Dhaka North City Corporation and Savar Yarpur Union. On the east side, there is Baria Union, Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur and Sreepur Upazila, Gazipur. Mouchak and Maddhapara union of Kaliakair Upazila, and Shimulia and Damshona of Savar are at the west.

Demographics

As of 2022 census results, Gazipur City Corporation had 836,875 households and a population of 2,677,715. 15.00% of the population was under 10 years of age. Gazipur had a literacy rate of 83.57% for those 7 years and older and a sex ratio of 112.61 males per 100 females. As of the 2011 census, population of what would become Gazipur City corporation was 1,626,077 living in 398,164 households. Gazipur had a literacy rate of 67.39% and a sex ratio of 858 females per 1000 males.

Administration

In 2013, a new local government entity called the Gazipur City Corporation was formed by merging the municipalities of Gazipur and Tongi, together with the rural areas of Bashan, Gachha, Kashimpur, Kayaltia, Konabari and Pubail. The area of the newly created city corporation is 329.53 sqkm. Gazipur consists of fifty seven wards including Uttar Chayabithi and 131 mahallas. Gazipur is one of eleven cities of Bangladesh that are administered by a city corporation. Among the city corporations it is the youngest and largest in size.

Health

There are many government and private hospitals and clinics in the city. Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmad Medical College is one of the bigger hospitals in Gazipur city and the only public medical college in the city. The city also has two private medical colleges with 36 private clinics and hospitals. The city also has 26 family planning clinics. Air pollution levels in Gazipur are extremely unhealthy. In 2020, annual average PM2.5 air pollution in Gazipur stood at 94.6 μg/m3, which is almost 18.9 times the World Health Organization PM2.5 Guideline (5 μg/m3: set in September, 2021). These pollution levels are estimated to reduce the life expectancy of an average person living in Gazipur by 8.8 years.

Notable people