Sonagazi Upazila
| Sonagazi সোনাগাজী | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Sonagazi | |
| Coordinates: 22°51′N 91°23.5′E / 22.850°N 91.3917°ECoordinates: 22°51′N 91°23.5′E / 22.850°N 91.3917°E | |
| Country |
 Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Feni District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 235.07 km2 (90.76 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 215,122 |
| • Density | 915/km2 (2,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Sonagazi |
Sonagazi (Bengali: সোনাগাজী) is an Upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Sonagazi is located at 22°51′00″N 91°23′30″E / 22.8500°N 91.3917°E . It has 37184 units of house hold and total area 235.07 km².
It is situated in the southern part of the district, the only Upazila to have a coastline with the Bay of Bengal. Sonagazi is noted for its natural beauty, a sluice gate, known as "Muhuri Project", built in the late 1970s to control water flow of the Feni river is a popular tourist destination as well.
Noted literary figure Shahidullah Kaisar and film maker Zahir Raihan; Dr. Abul Kashem (Gold medalist by all India Homeopathic Society) and Lt. Gen. Masud Uddin Chowdhury, ndc, psc, a great military leader and a distinguished diplomat hailed from Sonagazi. Mosharraf Hossain (Advocate), a renowned lawyer was also born in Sonagazi.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonagazi has a population of 215122. Males constitute 49.8% of the population, and females 50.2%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99050. Sonagazi has an average literacy rate of 32.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
Administrative
Sonagazi has 9 Unions/Wards, 95 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 93 villages.
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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