Daganbhuiyan Upazila
Daganbhuiyan (Bengali: দাগনভূইয়া) is an upazila of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.It consists of one municipality and eight union parishads.
Daganbhuiyan
দাগনভূইয়া | |
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![]() ![]() Daganbhuiyan Location in Bangladesh | |
Coordinates: 22°56.3′N 91°18.3′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong Division |
District | Feni District |
Area | |
• Total | 165.84 km2 (64.03 sq mi) |
Population (auto) | |
• Total | 204,975 |
• Density | 1,236/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Daganbhuiyan |
Geography
Dagonbhuiyan is located at 22.9375°N 91.3042°E. It has 34750 households and a total area of 165.84 km2.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Dagonbhuiyan then had a population of 204, 975. Males constituted 49.4% of the population, and females 50.6%. The population aged 18 or over was 95, 809. Dagonbhuiyan had an average literacy rate of 70% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Daganbhuiyan Upazila is divided into Daganbhuiyan Municipality and eight union parishads: Daganbhuiyan, Jayloskor, Matubhuiyan, Purba Chandrapur, Rajapur, Ramnagar, Sindurpur, and Yeakubpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 101 mauzas and 119 villages.[3]Daganbhuiyan Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[3]
Public Representative
- Parliamentary Seats
Parliamentary Seats | National Constituency | Member of Parliament | Political Party |
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267 Feni-3 | Daganbhuiyan Upazila and Sonagazi Upazila | Masud Uddin Chowdhury | Jatiya Party (Ershad) |
- Upazila Parishad and administration
Sr. No. | Designation | Name |
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01 | Upazila Chairman | Didarul Kabir Ratan |
02 | Upazila Nirbahi Officer | Nahida Akter Tania |
03 | Vice-Chairman | Jainal Abedin Mamun |
04 | Female Vice-Chairman | Roksana Akter |
Notable people
- Abdus Salam, martyr of the Bengali Language Movement
- Rahimullah Choudhury, industrialist and politician
- Zahur Hossain Chowdhury, journalist and politician
- Abdul Awal Mintoo, industrialist
References
- Mohiuddin Hossain Mohin (2012), "Daganbhuiyan Upazila", in Sirajul Islam; Ahmed A. Jamal (eds.), 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, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.