Santhia Upazila
Santhia
সাঁথিয়া | |
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Upazila | |
![]() ![]() Santhia Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 24°3.5′N 89°32′E / 24.0583°N 89.533°ECoordinates: 24°3.5′N 89°32′E / 24.0583°N 89.533°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Rajshahi Division |
District | Pabna District |
Area | |
• Total | 331.56 km2 (128.02 sq mi) |
Population (1991) | |
• Total | 283,463 |
• Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Santhia |
Santhia (Bengali: সাঁথিয়া) is an upazila of Pabna District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography[]
Santhia is located at 24°03′30″N 89°32′00″E / 24.0583°N 89.5333°E. It has 46745 households and total area 331.56 km2. Santhia has some forest-like areas where there are wild animals like foxes, mongooses, wild cats etc. But these woods and animals are on the verge of extinction because of hunting and slash-and-burn.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Santhia has a population of 283463. Males constitute 52.2% of the population, and females 47.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 135476.[2]
Administration[]
Santhia Upazila is divided into Santhia Municipality and ten union parishads: Ataikola, Bhulbaria, Dhopadaha, Dhulauri, Gourigram, Karanja, Kashinathpur, Khatupara, Nagdemra, and Nandanpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 176 mauzas and 234 villages.[3]
Santhia Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 27 mahallas.[3]
Chairman: 01. Abdullah Al Mahmud Deloar
Vice Chairman: 01.Md Khokon
Woman Vice Chairman: 01. Selima Rahman Shila
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Md. Abdur Razzaque Sarker [1] Dr. Md. Aminul Islam Nasim, Physician
Municipality:
Chairman: Mahbubul Alam Bacchu
Councillors: Md. Abdul Awoal Md. Saiful Alam Md. Shirajul Islam Md. Daud
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Prabir Goswami Babu (2012). "Santhia Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). 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, 2014.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Pabna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Upazilas of Pabna District
- Rajshahi Division geography stubs