Feni Sadar (Bengali: ফেনী সদর) is an upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.

Feni Sadar ফেনী সদর
Upazila
Feni Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°1′N 91°23.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Feni District
Area
• Total	197.33 km2 (76.19 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	512.646
• Density	1,752/km2 (4,540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	sadar.feni.gov.bd

Geography

Feni Sadar is located at 23.0167°N 91.3917°E / 23.0167; 91.3917. It has 57,331 households and a total area of 197.33 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, the upazila of Feni Sadar had a population of 345,801 of whom 165,969 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.15% of the population, and females 48.85%. Feni Sadar had an average literacy rate of 43.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12 union parishads: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]

Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35 mahallas.[3]

Notable people

• Khawaja Ahmed, member of the 1st Bangladeshi Parliament

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References