SFD (Lite) Report - Dewanganj Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023)
Dewanganj Municipality is located within the Dewanganj Sub-District (Upazila) situated in the Jamalpur District (Zila) under Mymensingh Division. The geographical coordinates of Dewanganj are 25° 08' 30.12" N and 89° 46' 59.88"E. It is bordered on the north by the Char Rajibpur Upazila, on the south by the Islampur Upazila, on the east by the Bakshiganj Upazila and the Indian state of Meghalaya, and on the west by the Gaibandha Sadar and Fulchhari Upazilas.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the Dewanganj city population was 38,027. The urban population growth in Dewanganj is 1.5% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day, the present (2023) population is estimated to be around 50,012.
The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty three percent (23%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy seven percent (77%) is classified as unsafely managed.
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CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023). SFD (Lite) Report - Dewanganj Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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