Some feature of Amader Gouripur

1. Location:

Gouripur Upazilla is situated 20 kilometres away to the eastern side from the district head quarter. There is railway and road transportation with the district head quarter. The old Brahamaputra is situated to the western side of this Upazilla head quarter. There are many remarkable historical places in this Upazilla. These places attract the tourists.

2. The title of Upazilla:

The actual title of this Upazilla is unknown. According to the idea of someone, Mr. Krisna, the land lord of Gouripur had a daughter named Gouri. It’s name is Gouripur after her name. But the idea of the maximum people, Gouripur was named after the name of theGouridevi godess of the Hindus.

3. The birth of Upazilla:

This Upazilla was separated from Ishwargonj consisting of nine unions on the 30^th October, 1981. One union named Sidhla is inclued from Phulpur Thana in 1988. The late president Ahasan Uddin Chowdhury declared the developed thana on the 15^th December, 1982. After some period it became an Upazilla with the proclation of the Government.

4. Area:

Phulpur and Purbadhala Upazilla is to the north, Ishwargonj Upazilla is to the south, Kendua Upazilla is to the east and Mymensingh head quarter is to the west of the Gouripur Upazilla.