Meghna Upazila

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Meghna Upazila মেঘনা উপজেলা
Upazila
District	Comilla District
Division	Chittagong Division
Country	Bangladesh
Area
• Metro	98.47 km2 (38.02 sq mi)
Population
• Upazila	96,970
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	meghna.comilla.gov.bd

Meghna (Bengali: মেঘনা) is an upazila in Comilla District. In the end of 1998, Meghna was declared as the upazila. This upazila has been formed with 5 unions of Daudkandi upazila and 3 unions of Homna upazila. As the Meghna river flows on one side of this upazila,^[1] is named after the proposal of the name of Meghna.

Geographical location[]

Araihazar upazila on the north, Sonargaon on the west, Gazaria and Daudkandi on the south and Homna and Titas upazilas on the east.

Economics[]

This is an agrarian area. Farmers and fisheries are the main sources of income. Many are working as migrant Bangladeshi.

Administration[]

Meghna Upazila is divided into eight union parishads: Barakanda, Chandanpur, Chalibanga, Govindapur, Luter Char, Manikar Char, Radhanagar, and Vaorkhola. The union parishads are subdivided into 38 mauzas and 102 villages.^[2]

Education[]

Literacy and educational institutions Average literacy 33.34%; Male 38.04%, female 29.92%. Educational institutions: college 2, secondary school 7, primary school 51, community primary school 1, madrasa 2.

Infrastructure[]

• Government hospitals: 1, medical clinic: 4
• Hat Bazaar: 17
• Post office: 5

See also[]

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References[]

Coordinates: 23°37′37″N 90°42′13″E / 23.6270°N 90.7037°E / 23.6270; 90.7037

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