Daganbhuiyan Upazila
Dagonbhuiyan
দাগনভূইয়া | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Dagonbhuiyan Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°ECoordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E / 22.9383°N 91.3050°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Feni District |
Area | |
• Total | 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]
Public Representative[]
- 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 | |
02 | Upazila Nirbahi Officer | Nahida Akter Tania |
03 | Vice-Chairman | Jainal Abedin Mamun |
04 | Female Vice-Chairman | Roksana Akter |
Education[]
Dagonbhuiyan Upazila has an average literacy rate of 55.46%. In this Upazila.
- 4 Colleges
- 6 Alim Madrasas
- 11 Dakhil Madrasahs
- 26 Ebtedayi Madrasahs (19 attached and 6 independent)
- 25 Secondary school (co curriculum-23 and girls-2)
- 1 Lower Secondary School
- 101 Primary School (Government-60, Non-Government-14 and Community-14)
- All Educational Institutions List
- College List
- Government Iqbal Memorial College
- Basha Shohid Salam Memorial College (Salamnagar,Matubhuiyan)
- Rajapur High School & College
- Uttar Alipur School & College
- Darbesher Hat Public College
- High School List
- Sultana Memorial Girls High School
- Omarpur Chishti High School
- Ataturk Government Model High School
- Dagonbhuiyan Academy
- Dagonbhuiyan Girls High School
- Purba-Shandrapur High School
- Sujatpur High School
- Dudmukha High School
- Jahanara High School
- Ataturk government Primary School
- Sindurpur K.A Bidyaniketan
- Raghunath Pur High School
- Bathshiree High School
- Vobanipur Adarsha High School
- Korim Ullah High School
- Bagdubi High School
- Joyloskor High School
- Boroiya Ali Akbar High School
- Sapuya High School
- Barahi Guni High School
- Protappur High School
- Momarijpur High School
- Badarer Nessa High School
- Madrasah List
- Dagonbhuiyan Gausia Ahamadia Aminia Sunnia Madrasah Hefzokhana O Atimkhana
- Dagonbhuiyan Ahamadia Madrasah O Atimkhana
- Dagonbhuiyan Cadet Madrasah
- Ishaqiya Atimkhana Senior Madrasah Yakubpur
- Siloniya Senior Fazil Madrasah
- Dagonbhuiyan Azizia Senior Madrasah
- Hazi Abdul Latif (Dakhil) Madrasah
- Primary School List
- Ataturk Government Primary School
- Yakubpur Government Primary School
- Jangalia Government Primary School
- Abdul Nobi Government Primary School
- Boroiya Government Primary School
- Vobanipur Government Primary School
- Abdul Nobi Government Primary School
- Noyanpur Government Primary School
- Purbachandrapur Government Primary School
- Korbanpur Government Primary School
- Sapuya Government Primary School
- Lotippur Government Primary School
- SomasPur Government Primary School
- Batshiri Government Primary School
- Protappur Government Primary School
Notable Person[]
- Abdus Salam -Martyr of the Bengali language movement
- Zahur Hossain Chowdhury - Journalists and Politicians
- Abdul Awal Mintoo -Industrialist
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
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.
- Daganbhuiyan Upazila
- Upazilas of Feni District
- Chittagong Division geography stubs