Daganbhuiyan Upazila
Dagonbhuiyan
দাগনভূইয়া | |
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  Dagonbhuiyan Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Feni District |
| Area | 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.
Geography
Dagonbhuiyan is located at 22°56′15″N 91°18′15″E / 22.9375°N 91.3042°E. It has 34750 households and a total area of 165.84 km2.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dagonbhuiyan then 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 70% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Daganbhuiyan Upazila is divided into Daganbhuiyan Municipality and eight union parishads: Daganbhuiyan, Jayloskor, Matubhuiyan, Purba Chandrapur, Rajapur, Ramnagar, Sindurpur, and Yeakubpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 119 villages.[3]
Daganbhuiyan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Mohiuddin Hossain Mohin (2012), "Daganbhuiyan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), 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.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
Capital: Feni | ||
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