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Background of upazila administration

Background of Upazila:

Bhuapur is located in the north western part of Tangail district. Gopalpur of Tangail district and Sarishabari of Jamalpur district to the north, Gopalpur, Ghatail and Kalihati of Tangail district to the east, Kalihati to the south and Sirajganj district to the west. Bhuyapur Upazila is located approximately between 24°35¢ and 24°35¢ North latitude and 89°43¢ and 89°54¢ East longitude. The distance from Tangail district headquarters to Bhuyapur is about 27 km. The total area is 134.46 square kilometers. Population is about 1,90,910 people. Education rate is 43 percent.

Once a part of the larger Mymensingh district, this township was not less important. Until 1866 Sirajganj and Mymensingh districts were attached to Bhuapur or Bhuapur region was bordered by Sirajganj. On February 15, 1866, Sirajganj Thana was separated from Mymensingh District.

On August 7, 1974, Bhuapur was separated from Gopalpur and got the status of an independent police station. On March 24, 1983, Bhuapur was declared an upazila. On March 20, 1994, the municipality was established in Bhuapur. At present Bhuapur is a clean populated and active municipal city.

On March 24, 1983, Mrs. Milli Rahman, the wife of the then army administrator, declared Bhuapur upazila as an upazila.

There are 6 unions and 1 municipality in the upazila.