Haimchar Upazila
Haimchar (Bengali: হাইমচর) is an upazila of Chandpur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Haimchar
হাইমচর | |
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  Haimchar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°4′N 90°38.3′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chandpur District |
| Government | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 174.49 km2 (67.37 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 113,306 |
| • Density | 650/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Haimchar |
Geography
Haimchar is located at 23.0667°N 90.6375°E. It has 20,946 households and a total area of 174.49 km2.
Demographics
According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Haimchar had a population of 113,306. Males constituted 51.29% of the population, and females 48.71%. The population aged 18 or over was 52,033. Haimchar had an average literacy rate of 25.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]
Administration
Haimchar Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Char Bhairabi, Dakshin Algi Durgapur, Gazipur, Haimchar, Nilkamal, and Uttar Algi Durgapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 65 villages.[3]
References
- Md. Mahbubur Rahman (2012), "Haimchar 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, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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