Dowarabazar Upazila
Dowarabazar
দোয়ারাবাজার | |
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| Nickname(s): Duarabazar | |
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| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sunamganj District |
| Established | 1976 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sunamganj-5) | (Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 324.19 km2 (125.17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 157,240 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Dowarabazari, Duarabazari |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3070 |
| Website | www |
Dowarabazar (Bengali: দোয়ারাবাজার) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography[]
Dowarabazar is located at 25°03′00″N 91°34′00″E / 25.0500°N 91.5667°E. It has 27112 households and total area 324.19 km2 and bounded by the Indian state of Meghalaya and border on the north, and Chhatak Upazila on the south and east, Sunamganj Sadar Upazila on the west. Main rivers are Surma, Jadukata etc.
WikiMiniAtlasDemographics[]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dowarabazar has a population of 157240.[citation needed] Males constitute 50.74% of the population, and females 49.26%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 76530.
Administration[]
Dowarabazar Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Banglabazar, Bouglabazar, Dohalia, Dowarabazar, Laxmipur, Mannargaon, Norsingpur, Pandargaon, and Surma. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.[2]
Dowarabazar Model Govt Primary School, Dowarabazar High School and Dowarabazar Degree College is situated in town.
Notable residents[]
- Dewan Mohammad Azraf, teacher, author, politician, journalist and philosopher
- Abdul Mazid, freedom fighter, Member of Bangladesh Parliament
- Kakon Bibi, Bangladeshi freedom fighter, Bir Protik
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Jayanta Singh Roy (2012). "Dowarabazar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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