Barisal Sadar (Bengali: বরিশাল সদর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]
Barisal Sadar
বরিশাল সদর | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
Barisal Sadar Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°42′N 90°22′E | |
| Country | |
| Division | Barisal Division |
| District | Barisal District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 307.59 km2 (118.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 527,017 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Barisal Sadar Upazila |
Barisal Sadar is located at 22.7000°N 90.3667°E / 22.7000; 90.3667. It has a total area of 324.41 km2.[2]
| Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 513 | — |
| 1991 | 616 | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 724 | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 527 | −27.2% |
| Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[3] | ||
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Barisal Sadar Upazila had 114,774 households and a population of 527,017, 65.3% of whom lived in urban areas. 8.8% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 69.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[4][5]
Barisal Sadar Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chandpura, Chandramohan, Char Baria, Char Kowa, Char Monai, Jagua, Kashipur, Roypasha Karapur, Shayestabad, and Tungibaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 105 mauzas and 110 villages.[3]
Cities, towns and locations in Barisal District | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cities, municipal and towns |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Neighbourhoods and localities |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| See also |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| ||
|---|---|---|
Capital: Barisal | ||
| Barguna District |
| |
| Barisal District |
| |
| Bhola District |
| |
| Jhalokati District | ||
| Patuakhali District | ||
| Pirojpur District | ||
This Barisal Division location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |