Daudkandi Upazila
Daudkandi
দাউদকান্দি | |
|---|---|
  Daudkandi Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′N 90°43′E / 23.533°N 90.717°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Comilla District |
| Area | |
• Total | 314.99 km2 (121.62 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 349,910 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Daudkandi |
Daudkandi (Template:Lang-bn) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Daudkandi is located at 23°32′00″N 90°43′00″E / 23.5333°N 90.7167°E. It has 77,102 households and a total area of 376.23 km2 which is located at the extreme near of the upazila by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. Daudkandi village area is within the municipality and value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, have increased significantly.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Daudkandi upazila has a population of 349,910 living in 69,014 households. Daudkandi has a sex ratio of 1069 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 50.69%. 46,256 (13.22%) live in urban areas.[2]
Administration
Daudkandi Upazila is divided into Daudkandi Municipality and 16 union parishads: Baropara, Betessor, Dakshin Eliotgonj, Doulotpur, Goalmari, Gouripur, Maruka, Mohammadpur Paschim, Maligaon, Mohammadpur Purbo, Passgacia Pachim, Podua, Sundolpur, Uttar Daudkandi, Uttar Eliotgonj, and Zinglatoli. The union parishads are subdivided into 186 mauzas and 267 villages.[3]
Daudkandi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 26 mahallas.[3]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Upazila Chairman | Major (Retd.) Mohammad Ali |
| Vice Chairman | Asdu |
| Woman Vice Chairman | Rujina Akther |
| Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) |
Notable residents
- Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad, 5th President of Bangladesh (15 August 1975 to 3 November 1975), was born at Dashpara village in 1919.[4]
- Major General (Retd.) Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan has been the Member Parliament for constituency Comilla-1 since 2009.[5][6]
- Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, Minister of Health and Family Welfare (2001-2006)[7] and the Member of Parliament for constituency Comilla-2 from 1991 until 2006,[8] was born at Gayaspur village in 1946.[9]
- M Osman Ali, founding member of the Awami Muslim League
See also
References
- ^ Uddin, AKM Jasim (2012). "Daudkandi Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Comilla" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Khan, Saleh Athar (2012). "Ahmad, Khondakar Mostaq". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "List of 9th Parliament Members". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ "Constituency 249_10th_En". Bangladesh Parliament.
- ^ "Ex-BNP minister Mosharraf indicted". The Daily Star. 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Parliament Election Result of 1991,1996,2001 Bangladesh Election Information and Statistics". Vote Monitor Networks. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
- ^ "BNP leader Mosharraf's birthday today". Daily Sun. 1 October 2017.
| Upazilas of the Chattogram Division | ||
|---|---|---|
Capital: Chattogram | ||
| Bandarban District |  | |
| Brahmanbaria District | ||
| Chandpur District | ||
| Chattogram District | ||
| Cumilla District | ||
| Cox's Bazar District | ||
| Feni District | ||
| Khagrachari District | ||
| Lakshmipur District | ||
| Noakhali District | ||
| Rangamati District | ||
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