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'''Dacope Upazila''' ([[Khulna District|khulna district]]) area 991.57 sq km, located in between 22°24' and 22°40' north latitudes and in between 89°24' and 89°35' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Batiaghata Upazila|batiaghata]] upazila on the north, [[Pasur River|pasur]] river on the south, [[Rampal Upazila|rampal]] and [[Mongla Upazila|mongla]] upazilas on the east, [[Paikgachha Upazila|paikgachha]] and [[Koyra Upazila|koyra]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 157489; male 83193, female 74296; Muslim 65756, Hindu 88842, Buddhist 2760 and others 131.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Pasur, [[Shibsa River|shibsa]], Manki, [[Bhadra River|bhadra]]; Palashbari, Churia, Nalian and Jugra canals are notable.

''Administration'' Dacope Thana was formed on 10 February 1906 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural

|-
|
-

|
10

|
26

|
107

|
19804

|
137685

|
159

|
54.71
|
48.57
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)

|
Mouza

|
Population

|
Density<br>
(per sq km)

|
Literacy rate (%)

|-
|
22.00

|
1

|
19804

|
900
|
54.71
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Kamarkhola
63

|
7214

|
6944

|
6375

|
50.53

|-
|
Kailasganj
52

|
7214

|
7546

|
7204

|
58.63

|-
|
Khulna
Range 97

|
197438

|
4096

|
198

|
1.37

|-
|
Chalna
31

|
11093

|
15330

|
14444

|
53.05

|-
|
Tildanga
84

|
11027

|
9403

|
8567

|
51.45

|-
|
Dacope
42

|
4101

|
3749

|
3531

|
56.61

|-
|
Bajua
10

|
7555

|
7839

|
7180

|
54.00

|-
|
Banishanta
13

|
6954

|
8220

|
7904

|
47.41

|-
|
Laudubi
21

|
3313

|
4403

|
4126

|
51.64

|-
|
Sutarkhali
73

|
12092

|
15663

|
14767
|
43.24
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:DakopeUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Mass killing site 1 (Bajua High School premises); memorial monument 1 (Smriti Amlan).

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 72, temple 137, church 11, sacred place 2.'

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 46.66%; male 53.89%, female 38.98%. Educational institutions: college 6, secondary school 31, primary school 56, NGO school 43, madrasa 5. Noted educational institutions: Surendranath College (1972), Chalna MM College (1984), Sreenagar ME Secondary School (1817), Bajua Union High School (1920), Chalna Government KC Primary School (1947), Bajua Government Primary School (1947).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Alochhaya, Barsa, Padakkep, Prayas.

''Cultural organisations'' Club 40, library 2, theatre group 1, opera party 1, women's organisation 1.

''Special attractions'' The [[Sundarbans, The|sundarbans]] (located on the southern part of the upazila), Crocodile breeding centre, Watch Tower.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 66.07%, non-agricultural labourer 4.85%, commerce 12.86%, transport and communication 1.72%, service 4.10%, construction 0.93%, religious service 0.24%, rent and remittance 0.05% and others 9.18%.

''Ownership of agricultural land'' Landowner 55.02%, landless 44.98%; agricultural landowner: urban 42.04% and rural 57.06%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, potato, pumpkin, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Jute, sesame, aush and boro paddy.

''Main fruits'' Coconut, guava, plum, sofeda, bangi, watermelon.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' In this upazila shrimp cultivation are done in an extended form.

''Communication facilities'' Roads: pucca 18 km, semi-pucca 92 km, mud road 275.67 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin, bullock cart, horse carriage.

''Noted manufactories'' Fish processing factory, rice mill, salt production centre.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, potteries, bamboo work, cane work.

Noted hats, bazars and fairs' Chalna Hat, Bajua Hat, Pankhali Hat, Poddarganj Hat, Bajua Bijoya Dashmir Mela, Baruni Mela and Mela on the occasion of the birth celebration of Sri Sri Anukul Chandra.

''Main exports'' Frozen shrimp and crab.

''Access to electricity'' All the unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 6.35% dwellings have access to electricity.'

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 39.78%, pond 54.06%, tap 3.15% and others 3.01%.

''Sanitation'' 38.83% (urban 71.75% and rural 33.66%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 48.70% (urban 21.17% and rural 53.02%) of dwelling households use non-sanitary latrines; 12.44% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, family welfare centre 3, health and family planning centre 9, mother and child welfare centre 1.

''NGO activities'' [[Proshika|proshika]], World Vision, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, HEED Bangladesh, [[BRAC|brac]], Step, Prodipon, Vost, ESDO. [Shah Siddiqi]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Dacope Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:দাকোপ উপজেলা]]

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