Wazirpur Upazila
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Uzirpur
উজিরপুর | |
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  Uzirpur Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°48.7′N 90°14.7′E / 22.8117°N 90.2450°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Barisal District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 248.35 km2 (95.89 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 227,115 |
| • Density | 910/km2 (2,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila |
Wazirpur (Bengali: উজিরপুর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Wazirpur is located at 22°48′40″N 90°14′40″E / 22.8111°N 90.2444°E. It has 44,480 households and a total area of 248.35 km2.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Wazirpur had a population of 227,115. Males constituted 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. The number of residents aged 18 or over was 114,254. Wazirpur has an average literacy rate of 47.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. There are 22 colleges and 50 primary schools in Wazirpur.[2]
Administration
Wazirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Bamrail, Barakotha, Guthia, Harta, Jalla, Otra, Satla, Shikarpur and Sholak. The union parishads are subdivided into 118 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]
Notable residents
- Major M. A. Jalil, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in 1942.[4]
- Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher, was born at Atipara village in 1925.[5]
- Manabendra Mukherjee (singer)[citation needed]
See also
References
- ^ Md. Mizanur Rahman (2012). "Wazirpur Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Barisal" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Khan, Muazzam Hussain (2012). "Jalil, Major Mohammad Abdul". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Sardar Fazlul Karim remembered in Barisal". The Daily Star. 25 August 2014.
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| Upazilas of the Barisal Division | ||
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Capital: Barisal | ||
| Barguna District |  | |
| Barisal District | ||
| Bhola District | ||
| Jhalokati District | ||
| Patuakhali District | ||
| Pirojpur District | ||
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