Mymensingh Sadar Upazila

Mymensingh Sadar ময়মনসিংহ সদর
—  Upazila  —
Mymensingh Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E / 24.75°N 90.417°E / 24.75; 90.417Coordinates: 24°45′N 90°25′E / 24.75°N 90.417°E / 24.75; 90.417
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.

Geography

Mymensingh Sadar is located at 24°45′00″N 90°25′00″E / 24.7500°N 90.4167°E / 24.7500; 90.4167 . 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

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Mymensingh

References

1. ^ "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.