- Noakhali Sadar Upazila
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Noakhali Sadar
নোয়াখালি সদর— Upazila — Location in Bangladesh Coordinates: 22°50′N 91°6′E / 22.833°N 91.1°ECoordinates: 22°50′N 91°6′E / 22.833°N 91.1°E Country Bangladesh Division Chittagong Division District Noakhali District Area – Total 1,071.66 km2 (413.8 sq mi) Population (1991) – Total 651,620 – Density 608/km2 (1,574.7/sq mi) Time zone BST (UTC+6) Website Official Map of Noakhali Sadar Noakhali Sadar (Bengali: নোয়াখালি সদর) is an Upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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Geography
Noakhali Sadar is located at 22°50′00″N 91°06′00″E / 22.8333°N 91.1000°E. It has 115330 units of house hold and total area 1071.66 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Noakhali Sadar has a population of 651620. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 293851. Noakhali Sadar has an average literacy rate of 30.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1] But the Upazila have been recently divided and two more Upazila is created: Subarnchar and Kabir Hat.
Administrative
Noakhali Sadar has 24 Unions/Wards, 346 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 287 villages.
Notable Personalities
Freedom Fighters
- Shahid Abdul Odud BLF
- Shahid Abdur Rob BLF
- Momin Ullah B.Sc (BLF)Presently Advocate he was the first Secretary of District JSD, Founder of Bhulua College & School
- Nizam Uddin Faruk(BLF)
- Abul Hossain(BLF)
- Biplobi Sailesh Roy (an associate of Masterda Surya Sen-1930)
Other notable people
- Kamal Uddin Ahmed Author, Political Analyst
- Qazi Abdul Lateef
See also
Related links
- Noakhali Web | Online Newspaper & Communily Portal
- Noakhali Web Online Group
- Noakhali Science and Technology University
- Software Information Technology Ltd.
References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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