Feni Sadar Upazila
Feni Sadar ফেনী সদর | |
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Upazila | |
Coordinates: 23°1′N 91°23.5′E / 23.017°N 91.3917°E / 23.017; 91.3917 | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Feni |
Area | |
• Total | 226.19 km2 (87.33 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 512,646 |
• Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | sadar |
Feni Sadar (Bengali: ফেনী সদর) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.
Geography
Feni Sadar is located at 23°01′00″N 91°23′30″E / 23.0167°N 91.3917°E / 23.0167; 91.3917. It has 97,869 households and a total area of 226.19 km2.
Demographics
Religions in Feni Sadar upazila (2011)[2] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 93.20% | |||
Hinduism | 6.71% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.09% |
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Feni Sadar had 97,869 households and a population of 512,646. 113,461 (22.13%) of the inhabitants were under 10 years of age. Fulgazi had an average literacy rate of 62.84%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1000 males. 156,971 (30.62%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][2]
Administration
UNO: Md. Nazmul Hasan.[4]
Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.[5]
Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35 mahallas.[5]
Notable people
- Khawaja Ahmed, member of the 1st Bangladeshi Parliament
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Feni Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Feni district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 26 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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