Daganbhuiyan Upazila
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Daganbhuiyan দাগনভূইয়া | |
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| Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Feni |
| Area | |
| • Total | 141.70 km2 (54.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 254,402 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Daganbhuiyan |
Daganbhuiyan (Bengali: দাগনভূইয়া) is an upazila of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It consists of one municipality and eight union parishads.
Geography[edit]
Daganbhuiyan is located at 22°56′15″N 91°18′15″E / 22.9375°N 91.3042°E. It has 49,038 households and a total area of 165.84 km2.
Demographics[edit]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Daganbhuiyan had 49,038 households and a population of 254,402. 59,755 (23.49%) were under 10 years of age. Daganbhuiyan had an average literacy rate of 58.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1142 females per 1000 males. 33,574 (13.20%) of the population lived in urban areas.[3][2]
Administration[edit]
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.[4]Daganbhuiyan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[4]
Public Representative[edit]
- Parliamentary Seats
| Parliamentary Seats | National Constituency | Member of Parliament | Political Party |
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| 267 Feni-3 | Daganbhuiyan Upazila and Sonagazi Upazila | Masud Uddin Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
- Upazila Parishad and administration
| Sr. No. | Designation | Name |
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| 01 | Upazila Chairman | Didarul Kabir Ratan |
| 02 | Upazila Nirbahi Officer | Nahida Akter Tania |
| 03 | Vice-Chairman | Jainal Abedin Mamun |
| 04 | Female Vice-Chairman | Roksana Akter |
Notable people[edit]
- Abdus Salam, martyr of the Bengali Language Movement
- Rahimullah Choudhury, industrialist and politician
- Zahur Hossain Chowdhury, journalist and politician
- Abdul Awal Mintoo, industrialist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Mohiuddin Hossain Mohin (2012), "Daganbhuiyan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Feni" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Feni district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ 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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