Bhola District

For the devastating tropical cyclone, see 1970 Bhola cyclone.

Bhola ভোলা
—  District  —
Location of Bhola in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525Coordinates: 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°E / 22.6903; 90.6525
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Area
– Total	3,403.48 km2 (1,314.1 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	1,676,600
– Density	492.6/km2 (1,275.9/sq mi)
Literacy rate
– Total	29.47%
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
– Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Website	Banglapedia Article

Bhola (Bengali: ভোলা) is a district in south-western Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division. It is also the largest offshore island region in Bangladesh, with an area of 3403.48 km². It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal districts to the north, Bay of Bengal to the south, Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, Meghna (lower) river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, Patuakhali district and Tentulia river to the west.^[1]

Bhola (Town) consists of 9 wards and 17 mahallas. It has an area of 12.16 km². The town has a population of 39,964; male 52.39%, female 47.61%. The literacy rate among the towns people is 63.9%. Bhola Municipal town was established in 1920. The town has four dakbungalows.^[2]

Subdistricts

Bhola district comprises the following upazilas:

1. Bhola Sadar Upazila
2. Burhanuddin Upazila
3. Char Fasson Upazila
4. Daulatkhan Upazila
5. Lalmohan Upazila
6. Manpura Upazila
7. Tazumuddin Upazila

Places of interest

• Bhola Govt. High School
• Bhola Girls High School
• Bhola govt. college
• Bhola Govt. Girls College
• Bhola Shishu Park
• Charfashion College
• Dhaligour Nagar High School
• Bhola Bus Stand
• Bhorhanuddin hallypath
• Monpura (Natural scenary)
• বোরহানুদ্দিন আব্দুল জব্বার কলেজ (Bhurhanuddin Abdul Jabbar College)
• Bhola Town High School

Religion

Religion in Bhola District
Religion			Percent
Islam			98.5%
Hinduism			1.2%
other religions			1.3%

The district of Bhola consists 3083 mosques, 15 temples and a Buddhist temple.

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Barisal Division

External links

• Daily News of Bhola District - Amader Barisal Newspaper

Notes

1. ^ http://banglapedia.search.com.bd/HT/B_0489.htm Bhola district in Banglapedia, Retrieved on 07-08-2008.
2. ^ http://www.amardesh.com/zilla_bhola.php, Retrieved on 24-02-2011.

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