Faridpur Sadar Upazila
| Faridpur Sadar ফরিদপুর সদর |
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 Faridpur Sadar
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| Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°ECoordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Faridpur District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 407.02 km2 (157.15 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 335,386 |
| • Density | 824/km2 (2,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Faridpur Sadar |
Faridpur Sadar (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an Upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.
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[edit] Geography
Faridpur Sadar is located at 23°35′45″N 89°49′50″E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°E. It has 60454 units of house hold and total area 407.02 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of 1991[update] the Bangladesh census, listed Faridpur Sadar with a population of 335386. Males constitute are 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176469. Faridpur Sadar has an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Faridpur Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 197 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 298 villages.
[edit] Members of Parliament
Members of Bengal Legislative Assembly
- Choudhury Shamsuddin Ahmed (Badshah Mia) (Muslim League[disambiguation needed
]) - Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (Indian National Congress)
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) (Muslim League[disambiguation needed ])
Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan
- Maulvi Tamizuddin Khan (Muslim League[disambiguation needed ])
- Yusuf Ali Chowdhury (Mohan Mia) (Krishak Praja Party)
- Chowdhury Abdallah Zaheeruddin (Lal Mia) (Convention Muslim League)
- Enayet Hossain Chowdhury (Tara Mia) (Convention Muslim League)
Members of the Jatiya Sangsad
- K M Obaidur Rahman (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
- Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf (Bangladesh Nationalist Party)
- Major General (Retd.) Atiqur Rahman (Awami League)
- Kamran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party)
- Khondokar Mosharraf Hossain (Awami League)
[edit] Chairmen of Upazila Council
- Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party)
- Advocate Shamsul Huq (Awami League)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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