Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila

Moulvibazar Sadar
মৌলভীবাজার সদর
Division Sylhet Division
District Moulvibazar District
Government
  MP (Moulvibazar-3) Vacant
Area
  Total 344.34 km2 (132.95 sq mi)
Population
  Total 239,378
  Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Postal code 3200

Moulvibazar Sadar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার সদর) is an Upazila of Moulvibazar District[1] in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Moulvibazar Sadar is located at 24°28′40″N 91°46′00″E / 24.4778°N 91.7667°E / 24.4778; 91.7667. It has 40573 households and total area 344.34 km².

Union Parishads

The upazila has 12 Union Parishads or UPs. They are as follow:

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Moulvibazar Sadar has a population of 239378. Males constitute 51.56% of the population, and females 48.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126303. Moulvibazar Sadar has an average literacy rate of 36.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Moulvibazar Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 229 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 419 villages. Moulvibazar Govt. High School is the oldest one in the district

Education

According to Banglapedia, Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School, founded in 1932, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Wadud, Shah Abdul (2012). "Maulvibazar Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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