Patiya Upazila

Patiya পটিয়া
Upazila
Patiya Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°18′N 91°59′E / 22.300°N 91.983°E / 22.300; 91.983Coordinates: 22°18′N 91°59′E / 22.300°N 91.983°E / 22.300; 91.983
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Area
• Total	316.47 km2 (122.19 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	398,836
• Density	1,260/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Patiya

Patiya (Bengali: পটিয়া) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Patiya is located at 22°18′00″N 91°59′00″E / 22.3000°N 91.9833°E / 22.3000; 91.9833 . It has 70218 units of house hold and total area 316.47 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Patiya has a population of 398836. Males constitute 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 197399. Patiya has an average literacy rate of 44.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administration

Chairman:MD.Idris Miah,

Vice Chairman: Timir Boron Choudhury,

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Rokeya Parvin "Patiya Municipal Chairman":Harunur Rashid "Patiya Councillor":Muhammad Nazrul Islam

Administrative

Patiya has 22 Unions/ Wards, 136 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 124 villages. The township of Patiya has an area of 9.96 km². It is divided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.

History

During the British rule, a police station was established in Patiya in 1845. It was upgraded to an upazila in 1984. The region saw a lot of revolutionary activities in the 1930s, when revolutionaries from Jugantar and the fugitives of the Chittagong armoury raid fought with British police. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, the area sustained heavy bombings from Pakistan Air Force ^[2] The Pakistani occupation army massacred more than 300 Hindus in Muzaffarabad village on 3 May 1971 in collaboration with the Razakars.

Notable residents

• Maniruzzaman Islamabadi

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. Retrieved November 10, 2006. 
2. ↑ Article on Patiya Upazila, Banglapedia.

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