Faridpur Sadar Upazila
Faridpur Sadar
ফরিদপুর সদর | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Faridpur Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.595800°N 89.830600°ECoordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E / 23.595800°N 89.830600°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Dhaka Division |
District | Faridpur District |
Government | |
• Present MP (2009-2018) | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain |
• Previous MP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf |
Area | |
• Total | 407.02 km2 (157.15 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 469.410 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
GPO Box | 7800 |
Website | Official Map of Faridpur Sadar |
Faridpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.
One of 18 registered red-light districts in Bangladesh is located in Faridpur. About 800 women and girls live and work there.[2]
Geography[]
Faridpur Sadar is located at 23°35′45″N 89°49′50″E / 23.5958°N 89.8306°E. It has 60454 households and total area 407.02 km2.
Demographics[]
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Sadar had a population of 335,386, of whom 176,469 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration[]
Faridpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and 11 union parishads: Aliabad, Ambikapur, Char Madhabdia, Decreer Char, Greda, Ishan Gopalpur, Kaijuri, Kanaipur, Krishnanagar, Maj Char, and Uttar Channel. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 342 villages.[4]
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas.[4]
Elected chairmen of Faridpur Upazila Council[]
- Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party) [1984–1989]
- Advocate Alhajj Md. Shamsul Haque (Bhola Master) (Awami League)
- Khondker Mohtesham Hossain Babor (Awami League) [Acting Upazila chairman, Faridpur Sadar Upazila]
Notable residents[]
- Abdus Salam Khan, Minister of Public Works and Communication (1955–1956) in the East Pakistan provincial cabinet, was born in Faridpur.[5]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Firoj, Moazzem Hussain (2012). "Faridpur Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Hagler-Geard, Tiffany (3 January 2012). "I am "Chowkri"- Inside Bangladesh's Biggest Brothel". ABC News. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 27 March 2005. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Faridpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ Karim, ASM Enayet (2012). "Khan, Abdus Salam". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Faridpur District
- Upazilas of Faridpur District
- Red-light districts in Bangladesh
- Dhaka Division geography stubs