- Mymensingh Sadar Upazila
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Mymensingh Sadar
ময়মনসিংহ সদর— Upazila — Location in Bangladesh Coordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E / 24.75°N 90.417°ECoordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E / 24.75°N 90.417°E Country Bangladesh Division Dhaka Division District Mymensingh District Area – Total 388.45 km2 (150 sq mi) Population (1991) – Total 566,368 – Density 1,458/km2 (3,776.2/sq mi) Time zone BST (UTC+6) Website Official Map of Mymensingh Sadar Mymensingh Sadar (Bengali: ময়মনসিংহ সদর) is an Upazila of Mymensingh District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Geography
Mymensingh Sadar is located at 24°45′00″N 90°25′00″E / 24.7500°N 90.4167°E . It has 104567 units of house hold and total area 388.45 km². The River Brahmaputra just crossed the section of Mymensingh. A hundred plus years ago the river was wided 5-10 km and now it is a seasonal flow not an ever flowing river. A huge land recovered from this riverbed for hundred years as named 'CHARS' is big part of Mymensingh and as it was riverine land regular seasonal flood water namely from the GARO hills of Meghalaya Of India flashes up to these CHAR's.Flood is some where seasonal reasons for refreshing fertility of land and a trend of native fishes add some protein budget assistance in this poor CHAR villages.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mymensingh Sadar has a population of 566368. Males constitute are 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 284112. Mymensingh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
Administrative
Mymensingh Sadar has 20 Unions/Wards, 213 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 173 villages. The City council ( Mymensingh Pourasova) is river side center of Mymensingh established by colonial native kings.
See also
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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