Char Fasson Upazila

Char Fasson (Bengali: চরফ্যাসন) is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Char Fasson

চরফ্যাসন
Upazila
Char Fasson
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°11.1′N 90°45.8′E
CountryBangladesh
DivisionBarisal Division
DistrictBhola District
Area
 • Total1,440.04 km2 (556.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total413,593[1]
 • Male
213,918 [1]
 • Female
199,675 [1]
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Muslim403,043 [1]
Hindu10,505 [1]
Buddhist10 [1]
Christian15 [1]
Others20 [1]

Geography

Char Fasson Upazila has area of 1440.04 km2, located in between 21°54' and 22°16' north latitudes and in between 90°34' and 90°50' east longitudes. It is bounded by Lalmohan Upazila on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south, Manpura Upazila, Shahbazpur Channel and Bay of Bengal on the east, Dashmina and Galachipa Upazilas on the west.[1] There are more than 100 islands in the upazila. Among them are Char Kukri Mukri, Dhal Char, and Char Nizam.[1]

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Char Fasson had a population of 342,038. Males constituted 51.49% of the population, and females 48.51%. The population aged 18 or over was 148,319. Char Fasson had an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Arts and culture

There are 15 clubs, 1 Library, 6 cinema hall, 4 theatre group and 1 stadium.[1][2]

Points of interest
Fashion Square view from Jakob Tower
  • Jakob Tower
  • Fashion Square, Char Fasson
  • Char Kukri Mukri
  • Taruya Sea beach
  • Charfasson Eid Gah
  • Charfasson BM. Town-Hall
  • Maya Bridge
  • Fashion Square
  • Charfasson Binodon Park
  • Betuya launch ghat
  • Ministry khamar Bari
  • Char Kajur Gachiya
  • Dakshin Aicha Thana
  • Charfasson Bus Terminal

Administration

Char Fasson Upazila is divided into Char Fasson Municipality and 19 union parishads: Abubakarpur, Abdullapur, Aminabad, Aslampur, Awajpur, Char Kalmi, Char Madras, Char Manika, Dhal Char, Hazarigonj, Jahanpur, Jinnaghar, Kukri Mukri, Mujib Nagar, Nazrul Nagar, Nilkamal, Nurabad, Rasulpur, and Osmanganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 77 villages.[3]

Char Fasson Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[3]

Religious institutions

There are 601 mosques and 5 temples in Char Fasson Upazila.[1][2]

Communication facilities
Roads

Education
See also: Education in Bangladesh

There are eight colleges in the upazila. They include Char Fasson Govt. College, Dular Hat Adarsha Degree College, Fatema Matin Mohila College, founded in 1993,[1] and Rasulpur Degree College.[3]

According to Banglapedia, Charfashion Govt. T. Baret Secondary School, founded 1932, is a notable secondary school.[1]

The madrasa education system includes eight fazil and two kamil madrasas.[4] According to Banglapedia, Charfassion Karamatia Kamil Madrasah, founded in 1945, is a notable kamil madrasa and Hazari Gonj Hamidia Fazil Madrasah is a notable Fazil madrsah[1]

Media
Weekly

Fasson Barta (Defunct), Upakul Barta, Pratham Akash.[1]

See also

References
  1. Md Harun Rashid Helali (2012). "Char Fasson Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Bhola" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "List of Institutions". Ministry of Education. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
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