Hizla Upazila

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

Geography

Hizla is located at . It has 30184 units of house hold and total area 515.36 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Hizla has a population of 166,265. Males constitute 52.76% of the population, and females 47.24%. Upazila's eighteen-and-up population is 75,315. Hizla has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), the national average being 32.4%.^[1]

Administrative

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

See also

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

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.