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Gazipur City Corporation

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Nagar Bhaban , Gazipur City Corporation

Gazipur City Corporation (Bengali: গাজীপুর সিটি কর্পোরেশন, abbreviated as GCC), is a local governing body that manages all civic services in the city of Gazipur, Bangladesh. The GCC administration is elected by popular vote every five years. The corporation is headed by a mayor, who oversees a council consisting of 76 councillors representing different wards of the city. The functions and powers of the GCC are defined under the provisions of the The City Corporation act, 2009. Gazipur City Corporation was established in 2013, it is one of the city corporations of Bangladesh. Gazipur City Corporation's total area is 329.23 square kilometers with approximately has the population of 2,674,697 people in the city corporation area. As of 2018, Gazipur City Corporation had 1.1 million voters.

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Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway
1711 , Cherag Ali
Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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