Dacope Upazila has a total area of 991.58 square kilometres (382.85 sq mi).[2] It borders Batiaghata Upazila to the north, Rampal and Mongla Upazilas of Bagerhat District to the east, the confluence of the Pasur and Shibsa Rivers at the Kunga estuary to the south, and Koyra and Paikgachha Upazilas to the west. Other main rivers are the Manki and Bhadra.[1]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dacope upazila had 36,597 households and a population of 152,316. 26,092 (17.13%) were under 10 years of age. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 56.00%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 997 females per 1000 males. 14,188 (9.31%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][4]
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dacope had a population of 143,131. Males constituted 52.25% of the population, and females 47.75%. The population aged 18 or over was 78,759. Dacope had an average literacy rate of 37.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[5]
It is the only Hindu majority upazila in Bangladesh.[citation needed]
Dacope Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 15 mahallas.[2]
There is a War of Liberation mass killing site at Bazua High School courtyard and a War of Liberation monument, Smriti Amlan (in front of the upazila parisad building).[1]
NGO activities
Operationally important NGOs are BRAC, Proshika, World Vision, Gonoshahajjo Sangstha, HEED Bangladesh, Step, and Prodipon.[1]
Education
Colleges
Bajua Surendra Nath College, Dacope, Khulna
Chalna College (1995), Chalna Bazar, Chalna Municipality, Dacope, Khulna