Hizla Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.9000° N 90.5083° E

Hizla Upazila
Hizla
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Barisal District
Coordinates	22.9000° N 90.5083° E
Area	515.36 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	166265  - 323/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Hizla Upazila

Hizla (Bengali: হিজলা) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Hizla is located at 22.9000° N 90.5083° E . It has 30184 units of house hold and total area 515.36 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], Hizla has a population of 166265. Males constitute are 52.76% of the population, and females 47.24%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 75315. Hizla has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Hizla has 6 Unions/Wards, 144 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 105 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.