Dumuria Upazila

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Dumuria
ডুমুরিয়া
Upazila
Dumuria is located in Bangladesh
Dumuria
Dumuria
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°25.5′E / 22.8083°N 89.4250°E / 22.8083; 89.4250Coordinates: 22°48.5′N 89°25.5′E / 22.8083°N 89.4250°E / 22.8083; 89.4250
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictKhulna District
Area
 • Total454.23 km2 (175.38 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total256,503
 • Density560/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Dumuria

Dumuria (Bengali: ডুমুরিয়া) is an upazila of Khulna District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Geography[]

Dumuria is located at

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22°48′30″N 89°25′30″E / 22.8083°N 89.4250°E / 22.8083; 89.4250. It has 46,251 households and a total area of 454.23 square kilometres (175.38 sq mi). There are two major rivers, Shipsha and Shangrail.

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dumuria had a population of 256,503. Males constituted 51.12% of the population, and females 48.88%. The population aged 18 or over was around 138,764. Dumuria had an average literacy rate of 36.1% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% .[2]

Administration[]

Dumuria Upazila is divided into 14 union parishads: Atlia, Dhamalia, Dumuria, Ghutudia, Khornia, Magurkhali, Maguraghona, Raghunathpur, Rongpur, Rudaghora, Sahos, Shorafpur, Shovna, and Vandarpara. The union parishads are subdivided into 189 mauzas and 240 villages.[3] [4]

Notable residents[]

  • Narayan Chandra Chanda, MP (Khulna-5), Honourable Minister of Ministry of Fisheries And Livestock of Bangladesh[5][6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Sandipak Mallik (2012), "Dumuria Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), 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.
  3. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khulna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. ^ Dumuria upazila, retrieved 12 January 2021
  5. ^ Ministry of Fisheries And Livestock, Republic Bangladesh, retrieved 13 November 2016
  6. ^ List of 10th Parliament Members, retrieved 13 November 2016


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