Bandar Upazila
Bandar (Bengali: বন্দর) is an upazila of Narayanganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bandar
বন্দর | |
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  Bandar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°37′N 90°31.5′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Narayanganj District |
| Government | |
| • Vice Chairman | Saiful Bhuiyan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.84 km2 (21.56 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 312,841 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Bandar |
Geography
Bandar is located at 23°35′35″N 090°31′13″E. It has 38985 households and total area 55.84 km2.[1]
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bandar has a population of 212572. Males constitute 52.47% of the population, and females 47.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 109270. Bandar has an average literacy rate of 44.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Bandar Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Bandar, Dhamgar, Kalagachhia, Madanpur, and Musapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 89 mauzas and 158 villages.[3][4]
References
- Bhuiyan, Md. Iftekhar Uddin (2012). "Bandar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (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: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "History & Facts". Naryanganj City Corporation.
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