Patuakhali District

Patuakhali পটুয়াখালী
—  District  —
Location of Patuakhali in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22.3542°N 90.3181°E / 22.3542; 90.3181
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Patuakhali	1969
Area
• Total	3,204.58 km2 (1,237.30 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	1,444,340
• Density	450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	50.4%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Patuakhali District

Patuakhali(Bengali: পটুয়াখালী ) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. This is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Famous for watching both the sun rise and sun set. It is called "The Daughter of Sea".

Geography

This district is called "SagorKonna", which means "Daughter of Sea". It is watered by the Bay of Bengal.

The three sides of Patuakhali city is surrounded by rivers. Among them two major rivers are Laukathi and Lohalia, which are directly connected with the Bay of Bengal.

The city also has a inland airport used to transporting and traveling of the citizens across the country.

Subdivisions

There are 8 Upazilas/Thanas in this district. They are:

1. Bauphal Upazila
2. Dasmina Upazila
3. Galachipa Upazila
4. Kalapara Upazila
5. Mirzaganj Upazila
6. Patuakhali Sadar Upazila
7. Dumki Upazila.
8. Rangabali Thana

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Mosharraf Hossain [1]

Deputy Commissioner (DC): Golam Md. Hashibul Alam [2]

Economy

Agriculture is the profession of the most of the people. Fishing is also a prominent profession of this district. Thousands of boats go into the deep sea to fish and come back with tons of fish. Paddy, Jute, and different types of vegetables are the main product of agriculture sector.

Religion

Religion in Patuakhali District
Religion			Percent
Islam			97%
Hinduism			2.5%
Buddhism			0.8%
Christianity			0.2%

The district of Patuakhali consists 3892 mosques, 187 temples, three Buddhist temples and two churches.

Places of interest

There is a popular beach in this district at Kuakata, offering decent views of the Bay of Bengal. A number of different tribal peoples live in the district. Most of them are from the Mog and Chakma tribal groups. * ------ Mirzaganj (Year Uddin Khalipa's MAZAR). ------- Kalaia Bandar (Rice's Hut). ------- Mohipur (Fishing Boat).

Patuakhali University of Science and Technology is located in Dumki Upazila. It is known for being particularly strong in agriculture and IT education.

The City / Town

The city Patuakhali is situated beside two local rivers. Named - Laukathi River and Lohalia River. In the tidal time some of the regions of Patuakhali city are flooded with the river water. The sea - Bay of Bengal is not so far from the region.

On the entrance of the city there lies a bridge that connects Barisal(the divisional city) with the city and Kuakata sea beach. There come so many visitors each day and passes some time on the bridge.

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City Night View, Patuakhali

NGo activities: As patuakhali is a costal area almost every year its affected by natural disaster like cyclone, flood, tornado and so on.To help the disaster affected people many NGO's are active here.They play a vital role to develop the life style of poor people.NGO activities Operationally important NGOs are brac, proshika, asa, CARE, CODEC, Terry-des-Homes, DANIDA, Urban, SAP Bangladesh, caritas, CIKODA, Solve, Sound, VOSD, CDS, SCI, BDC, RDS, ISWA, BAOPA, CEP, BARD, SNOB, PDO, CSDP, Yubak, Sangkalpa, CALB, Mauchak, Anirban, Mahila Sangstha, Adarsha Mahila Sangstha, Palli Seba Sangha.

Fruits

The fruit trees indigenous to Patuakhali district areas as follows:

1. The Mango or Aim (Mangifera indica);
2. The Guava or Peyara (Psidium);
3. The Jamun or Jam (Syzygium cumini);
4. The Custard-apple or Aata (Annona reticulata);
5. The Tamarind or Tetul (Tamarindus indica);
6. The Grapefruit or Batabi nebu (Citrus grandis);
7. The Lime or Nebu (Citrus aurantifolia);
8. The Jackfruit or Kathal (Artocarpus heterophyllus);
9. The Papaya or Pepe (Carica papaya);
10. The pineapple or Anaras (Ananas comosus);
11. The Peanutor Badam (Terminalia catappa);
12. The Banana or Kala (Musa pradisiaca);
13. The Cocoanut or Narikel (Cocos nucifera);
14. The Lichi or Lichu (Litchi chinensis);
15. The Pomgranate or Dalim (Punica granatum);
16. The Date or Khejur (Phoenix sylvestris);
17. The fig or Dumur (Ficus hispida);
18. The Haritaki (Terminalia chebula);
19. The Palm or Tal (Borssus flabel lifer);

The Jackfruit, Mango and Banana are abundant; but the Date and Cocoanut are both scarce.

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Barisal Division

External links

• Patuakhali District Portal
• Patuakhali Web Daily News of Patuakhali District