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Singair (Bengali: সিঙ্গাইর) is an upazila of Manikganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Singair
সিঙ্গাইর | |
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Upazila | |
  Singair Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°48′55″N 90°08′03″E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka Division |
| District | Manikganj District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 217.38 km2 (83.93 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 231,628 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Singair |
Geography
Singair is located at 23.8167°N 90.1500°E. It has 44151 households and total area 217.38 km2.
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Singair has a population of 461628. Males constitute 50.47% of the population, and females 49.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 267789. Singair has an average literacy rate of 21.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration
Singair Upazila is divided into Singair Municipality and 11 union parishads: Jamsha, Charigram, Singair, Dhalla, Bayra, Chandhar, Baldahara, Joymontop, Jamirta, Saista, and Talibpur. The union parishads are subdivided into 137 mauzas and 241 villages.
Singair Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.[3]
Education
There are three colleges in the upazila.[4]
According to Banglapedia, Dakkhin Jamsha High School founded in 1969, Basiruddin Foundation High School (Jamsha Union), Baira High School (1949), Charigram S A Khan High School (1948), Golaidanga High School (1967), Jamirta SG Multilateral High School (1921), Talebpur Adarsho High school (1973), Joymontop High School (1929), Nabagram Multilateral High School (1921), Shahrail High School (1964), Singair Pilot High School (1940), and Singair Pilot Girl's High School are notable secondary schools.[1]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- MA Ramzan (2012), "Singair Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- "District Statistics 2011: Manikganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- "List of Colleges" (XLS). Secondary and Higher Education Division. 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
| Upazilas of the Dhaka Division | ||
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Headquarters: Dhaka | ||
| Dhaka District |
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| Faridpur District |
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| Gazipur District |
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| Gopalganj District |
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| Kishoreganj District | ||
| Madaripur District |
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| Manikganj District | ||
| Munshiganj District |
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| Narayanganj District |
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| Narsingdi District |
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| Rajbari District |
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| Shariatpur District |
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| Tangail District |
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На других языках
- [en] Singair Upazila
[ru] Сингайр (подокруг)
Сингайр (бенг. সিঙ্গাইর, англ. Singair) — подокруг в центральной части Бангладеш в составе округа Маникгандж. Образован в 1919 году. Административный центр — город Сингайр. Площадь подокруга — 217,38 км². По данным переписи 1991 года численность населения подокруга составляла 231 628 человек. Плотность населения равнялась 1066 чел. на 1 км². Уровень грамотности населения составлял 21,05 %. Религиозный состав: мусульмане — 92,83 %, индуисты — 7,06 %, христиане — 0,02 %, прочие — 0,09 %.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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