Gazipur District

Gazipur is a district under the Dhaka Division, covering an area of 1,741.53 km². It is bounded by the Mymensingh and Kishoreganj districts to the north, Dhaka and Narayanganj districts to the south, Narsingdi to the east, and Dhaka and Tangail districts to the west. The annual average temperature ranges from a maximum of 36°C to a minimum of 12.7°C. The main rivers flowing through the district are the Old Brahmaputra, Shitalakshya, Turag, Bangshi, Balu, and Banar.
Gazipur (Town) consists of 9 wards and 31 mahallas. The area of the town is 49.32 km2. the town has a population of 123531; male 52.52%, female 47.48%, density of population is 2505 per km. Various establishments such as Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), CERDI, Seed Certifying Agency, Security Printing Press, Machine Tools Factory, Bangladesh Ordnance Factory, Diesel Plant, Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology, BRAC Dairy Farm, Nova Poultry Limited Cremation Ghat etc. are located here.