Sreepur () is a

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

in central

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

, located in

Gazipur District Gazipur District () is a district in central Bangladesh, that is part of the Dhaka Division. It has an area of 1806.36 km2. It is the home district of Tajuddin Ahmad, the first Prime Minister of Bangladesh and has been a prominent centre o ...

in the division of Dhaka. It is the administrative and urban centre of Sreepur Upazila. About 260,000 people live here which makes this city the 15th largest city in

Geography

Sreepur city is located at in the

of central region of

Demographics

As of the

2022 Census of Bangladesh The 2022 Bangladeshi census () was a detailed enumeration of the Bangladeshi population constituting the sixth national census in the country. It was scheduled to be held in June 2022, was conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, and th ...

, Sreepur had 81,368 households and a population of 258,973. 16.23% of the population were under 10 years of age. Sreepur had a sex ratio of 113.47 males per 100 females and a literacy rate of 82.18%.

Administration

Sreepur city is governed by a

Paurashava Municipal corporations or municipalities (also known as pourasabha) () are the local governing bodies of cities and towns in Bangladesh. There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh. A municipal corporation serving a ...

named Sreepur municipality which consists of 9 wards and 20 mahallas. Sreepur municipality occupies an area of 46.90 km² of the total city area. The entire city is administrated by Sreepur municipality.

References

Cities in Bangladesh Populated places in Dhaka Division {{Bangladesh-stub