Abhaynagar Upazila

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Abhaynagar Upazila
Abhaynagar
Division_name - District	Khulna Division - Jessore District
Coordinates	23.0167° N 89.4333° E
Area	247.19 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991) - Density	204,654 - 828/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Abhaynagar

Abhaynagar (Bengali: অভয়নগর) is an upazila of Jessore District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

1 Geography
2 Administration
3 Demographics
4 Economy
5 Special features
6 History
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

[edit] Geography

Abhaynagar has 36,873 households and a total area of 247.19 km². It is bordered by Jessore Sadar upazila in the north, Dumuria, Khan Jahan Ali, Dighalia and Phultala upazilas in the south, Narail Sadar and Kalia upazilas in the east and Jessore Sadar and Manirampur upazilas in the West

The principal river is the Bhairab. It also features 13 waterlands, of which Singra, Beel Dakatia and Kurakhali are notable. It has 46.59 km of paved roads, 25.92 km of semi-paved roads, 300.24 km of mud roads, 15 km of waterways, and 13 km of railways.

[edit] Administration

Abhaynagar has 8 Unions, 89 mauzas or mahallas, and 121 villages.

[edit] Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census,^[1] Abhaynagar's population was 204,654. Males constituted 52.06% of the population, females 47.94%. The population aged 18 and over was 110,761. Abhaynagar had an average literacy rate of 38.8% (7+ years), compared to a national average of 32.4%.^[2]

[edit] Economy

Principal agricultural produces are rice, wheat, jute, potatos, garlic, onions, mustard, betel nuts, brinjal and vegetables. Principal industrial products are jute, textiles, leather, salt and cement.

[edit] Special features

Among the archeological interests in Abhaynagar are Siddhipasha Rajbari with its adjacent tank and temple, 11 Duari Mandir, Madhayapur Neelkuthi and Sreedharpur Zamindar Bari. Three periodicals are published: the weekly Mukti and Uddipan, and the monthly Mukul.

[edit] History

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On 4 December 2005 over 300,000 people of Abhaynagar took to the roads and blocked the Jessore-Khulna Highway in the Nawapara industrial area to protest against a longstanding and widespread waterlogging problem. The protest took place after 25,000 people took part in a silt removal drive in the Sri River at Bhabadaha sluice gate on November 9. Over 100 people were injured in violent clashes during the protest.^[3]