Daganbhuiyan Upazila

Dagonbhuiyan
দাগনভূইয়া
Upazila
Dagonbhuiyan
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°E / 22.9383; 91.3050Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°E / 22.9383; 91.3050
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Feni District
Area
 • Total 165.84 km2 (64.03 sq mi)
Population (auto)
 • Total 204,975
 • Density 1,236/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Dagonbhuiyan

Dagonbhuiyan (Bengali: দাগনভূইয়া) is an Upazila of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dagonbhuiyan is a commercial centre with one of Bangladesh's biggest cotton spinning mills.

Geography

Dagonbhuiyan is located at 22°56′15″N 91°18′15″E / 22.9375°N 91.3042°E / 22.9375; 91.3042. It has 34750 households and a total area of 165.84 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dagonbhuiyan had a population of 204, 975. Males constituted 49.4% of the population, and females 50.6%. The population aged 18 or over was 95, 809. Dagonbhuiyan had an average literacy rate of 40.7% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Dagonbhuiyan has 8 Union Parishad. The Union Parishads are:

  • Daganbhuiyan Union Parishad
  • Jaylashkar Union Parishad
  • Matubhuiyan Union Parishad
  • Purba Chandrapur Union Parishad
  • Rajapur Union Parishad
  • Ramnagar Union Parishad
  • Sindurpur Union Parishad
  • Yakubpur Union Parishad

See also

Famous Educational Institution 1.Ataturk Model High School 2.Dagonbhuiyan Academy 3.Dagonbhuiyan Girls School 4.Iqbal Memorial Degree College 5. Dagonbhuiyan Azizia (Degree) Madrasah 6. Protap Pur High school etc

5etc.

References

  1. ↑ Mohiuddin Hossain Mohin (2012), "Daganbhuiyan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  • Islami Bishokowsh part no -05 p-424
  • Tasnifate lokmani, 1st edition, Emdadia offset press, feni 2013
  • Ishaqia atim khanar etihas by abdus sattar,1978,Feni
  • Bangladesher pir- owliagon,2nd edition
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.