world.wikisort.org - BangladeshFaridpur Sadar Upazila (Bengali: ফরিদপুর সদর) is an upazila (sub-district) of Faridpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1] It contains Faridpur Town near the banks of the Padma River.
Upazila in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Faridpur Sadar
ফরিদপুর সদর |
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Coordinates: 23°35.748′N 89°49.836′E |
Country | Bangladesh |
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Division | Dhaka Division |
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District | Faridpur District |
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• Present MP (2009-2018) | Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain |
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• Previous MP | Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf |
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• Total | 407.02 km2 (157.15 sq mi) |
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• Total | 469.410 |
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Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
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GPO Box | 7800 |
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Website | Official Map of Faridpur Sadar |
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One of 18 registered red-light districts in Bangladesh is located in Faridpur. About 800 women and girls live and work there.[2]
Geography
Faridpur Sadar is located at 23.5958°N 89.8306°E / 23.5958; 89.8306. It has 60454 households and total area 407.02 km2.
Demographics
At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Faridpur Sadar had a population of 335,386, of whom 176,469 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.91% of the population, and females 48.09%. Faridpur Sadar had an average literacy rate of 34.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[3]
Administration
Faridpur Sadar Upazila is divided into Faridpur Municipality and 11 union parishads: Aliabad, Ambikapur, Char Madhabdia, Decreer Char, Greda, Ishan Gopalpur, Kaijuri, Kanaipur, Krishnanagar, Maj Char, and Uttar Channel. The union parishads are subdivided into 157 mauzas and 342 villages.[4]
Faridpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 41 mahallas.[4]
Elected chairmen of Faridpur Upazila Council
- Imran Hossain Chowdhury (Jatiya Party) [1984–1989]
- Advocate Alhajj Md. Shamsul Haque (Bhola Master) (Awami League)
- Khondker Mohtesham Hossain Babor (Awami League) [Acting Upazila chairman, Faridpur Sadar Upazila]
Notable residents
- Abdus Salam Khan, Minister of Public Works and Communication (1955–1956) in the East Pakistan provincial cabinet, was born in Faridpur.[5]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
Faridpur District |
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Upazila/Thana: |
- Alfadanga
- Bhanga
- Boalmari
- Charbhadrasan
- Faridpur Sadar
- Madhukhali
- Nagarkanda
- Sadarpur
- Saltha
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 Upazilas of the Dhaka Division |
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Headquarters: Dhaka |
Dhaka District |
- Dhamrai
- Dohar
- Keraniganj
- Nawabganj
- Savar
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Faridpur District |
- Alfadanga
- Bhanga
- Boalmari
- Charbhadrasan
- Faridpur Sadar
- Madhukhali
- Nagarkanda
- Sadarpur
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Gazipur District |
- Gazipur
- Kaliakair
- Kaliganj
- Kapasia
- Sreepur
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Gopalganj District |
- Gopalganj
- Kashiani
- Kotalipara
- Muksudpur
- Tungipara
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Kishoreganj District |
- Austagram
- Bajitpur
- Bhairab
- Hossainpur
- Itna
- Karimganj
- Katiadi
- Kishoreganj
- Kuliarchar
- Mithamain
- Nikli
- Pakundia
- Tarail
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Madaripur District |
- Kalkini
- Madaripur
- Rajoir
- Shibchar
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Manikganj District |
- Daulatpur
- Ghior
- Harirampur
- Manikganj
- Saturia
- Shivalaya
- Singair
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Munshiganj District |
- Gazaria
- Lohaganj
- Munshiganj
- Sirajdikhan
- Sreenagar
- Tongibari
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Narayanganj District |
- Araihazar
- Sonargaon
- Bandar
- Narayanganj
- Rupganj
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Narsingdi District |
- Belabo
- Monohardi
- Narsingdi
- Palash
- Raipura
- Shibpur
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Rajbari District |
- Baliakandi
- Goalandaghat
- Kalukhali
- Pangsha
- Rajbari
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Shariatpur District |
- Bhedarganj
- Damudya
- Gosairhat
- Naria
- Shariatpur
- Zajira
- Shakhipur
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Tangail District |
- Basail
- Bhuapur
- Delduar
- Ghatail
- Gopalpur
- Kalihati
- Madhupur
- Dhanbari
- Mirzapur
- Nagarpur
- Sakhipur
- Tangail
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На других языках
- [en] Faridpur Sadar Upazila
[ru] Фаридпур-Садар
Фаридпур-Садар (бенг. ফরিদপুর সদর, англ. Faridpur Sadar) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш в составе округа Фаридпур. Образован в 1896 году. Административный центр — город Фаридпур. Площадь подокруга — 396 км². По данным переписи 1991 года население подокруга составляло 335 386 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 824 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 34,2 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 87,63% %, индуисты — 12,07 %, прочие — 0,3 %.
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