Matlab Dakshin (Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: Motlob Dakshin, lit. 'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar.

Matlab Dakshin মতলব দক্ষিণ
Upazila
Matlab Dakshin Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°42.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chandpur District
Government
• MP (Chandpur-2)	Nurul Amin Ruhul
• Upazila Chairman	B H M Kabir Ahamed
Area
• Total	131.69 km2 (50.85 sq mi)
Population
• Total	207,611
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal Code	3640
Website	http://matlabsouth.chandpur.gov.bd/

Geography

Matlab is located at 23.3500°N 90.7083°E / 23.3500; 90.7083. It has a total land area of 131.69 km².[1]

Administration

Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.

Municipality:

• Matlab Municipality
• Narayanpur Municipality

Union Parishad:

• Nayergaon Uttar
• Nayergaon Dakshin
• Khadergaon
• Upadi Uttar
• Upadi Dakshin[2]

Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas. And Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas[2]

Notable people

• Shahed Ali Patwary- Deputy Speaker and member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
• A. T. M. Abdul Mateen- Deputy Speaker and Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
• AB Siddique- a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament.
• Mohammad Rafiqul Islam- was a former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force and member of parliament.
• Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Patwary- was an Adviser of Ministry of Commerce[3]

See also

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

References

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