Belabo Upazila
Belabo (Bengali: বেলাবো) is an upazila of the Narsingdi District of Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. Here the 2,500-year-old civilisation of Wari-Bateshwar has been discovered. It is believed that it was a port city with foreign trade with Ancient Rome, Southeast Asia and other regions. It is the oldest city so far discovered after Indus Valley civilisation. Though part of Narsingdi, the Bengali dialect spoken by the people of Belabo is similar to that of Greater Mymensingh.
Belabo
বেলাবো | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
Wari-Bateshwar ruins | |
| Coordinates: 24°5.5′N 90°51′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Narsingdi |
| Government | |
| • MP (Narsingdi-4) | Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun |
| • Upazila Chairman | Muhammad Shamsher Zaman Bhuiyan Riton Gangkulpari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 117.90 km2 (45.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 190,086 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | belabo |
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