Homna Upazila

Homna (Bengali: হোমনা) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is famous for its natural beauty and some historic sites. People of Homna fought bravely in Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. Homna thana (now an upazila) was established in 1918.

Geography

Homna is located at . It has 36814 units of house hold and total area of 180.13 km². The river Meghna and branch of Titas named Sativanga passes through Homna.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Homna has a population of 211,563. Males constitute 50.21% of the population, and females 49.79%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99,699. Homna has an average literacy rate of 21.9% (7+ years), and the national average is 32.4%.^[1]

Administrative

Homna has 10 Unions/Wards, 95 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 207 villages.

See also

• Banglapedia Article
• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

The real name of Homna come out from;bay of kalidhar shaior,it was mohona bay of old kalidhar shaior,the old history and local called shaior ( shaghor ) the local called OMNA as a on time, the official name is right now MOHONA, the real witness for Homna, the national citizen have to know about it,we are the witness of generation by generation from first time ever in this miracole city of bangladesh comilla state of Tripura.

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.