Sonatala Upazila

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For the village in Barisal, see Sonatala, Barisal District.

Coordinates: 25.0333° N 89.4917° E

Sonatala Upazila
Sonatala
Division_name  - District	Rajshahi Division  - Bogra District
Coordinates	25.0333° N 89.4917° E
Area	132.64 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	146028  - 1101/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sonatala

Sonatala (Bengali: 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.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Main River 3 Beel 4 Demographics 5 Administrative 6 See also 7 References

[edit] Geography

Sonatala is located at 25.0333° N 89.4917° E . It has 27170 units of house hold and total area 132.64 km².

[edit] Main River

• The Jamuna
• The Bangali

[edit] Beel

• Satbeel
• Mohicharan Beel
• Gobochanra Beel
• Padir Beel

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^[1], 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. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

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