Sonatala Upazila

:"For the village in Barisal, see Sonatala, Barisal District."Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Sonatala
locator_position = right
latd = 25.0333
longd = 89.4917
division_name = Rajshahi Division
district = Bogra District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 146028
population_density = 1101
area_total = 132.64
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/bogra/Sonatala.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Sonatala
footnotes =

Sonatala ( _bn. সোনাতলা) is an Upazila of Bogra District in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. An administrative thana was founded at Sonatala in 1981 and upgraded as Upazila in 1984.

Geography

Sonatala is located at coord|25.0333|N|89.4917|E| . It has 27170 units of house hold and a total area of 132.64 km² (approximately).

Main River

* The Jamuna
* The Bangali

Beel

* Satbeel
* Mohicharan Beel
* Gobochanra Beel
* Padir Beel

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Sonatala has a population of 146028. Males constitute are 50.63% of the population, and females 49.37%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 69297. Sonatala has an average literacy rate of 26.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Sonatala has 6 Unions/Wards, 91 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 115 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References