Sonagazi (Bengali: সোনাগাজী) is an upazila (sub-district) of Feni District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Sonagazi সোনাগাজী
Upazila
Sonagazi Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°51′N 91°23.5′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Feni District
Area
• Total	235.07 km2 (90.76 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	215,122
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Sonagazi

Geography

Sonagazi is located at 22.8500°N 91.3917°E / 22.8500; 91.3917. It has 37,184 households and a total area of 235.07 km².

It is situated in the southern part of the district, the only Upazila to have a coastline with the Bay of Bengal. Sonagazi is noted for its natural environment,^{[citation needed]} and a sluice gate, known as "Muhuri Project", built in the late 1970s to control water flow of the Feni river is a tourist destination.^{[citation needed]}

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonagazi had a population of 215,122, of whom 99,050 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 49.8% of the population, and females 50.2%. Sonagazi has an average literacy rate of 32.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Sonagazi Upazila is divided into Sonagazi Municipality and nine union parishads: Amirabad, Bogadana, Charmozlishpur, Chardorbesh, Chorchandia, Mongolkandi, Motigonj, Nababpur, and Sonagazi. The union parishads are subdivided into 94 mauzas and 95 villages.[3]

Sonagazi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.[3]

Notable residents

• Zahir Raihan, filmmaker, was born at Majupur village in 1935.[4]
• Shahidullah Kaiser, writer, was born at Majupur village in 1927.[5]
• Selim Al Deen, playwright, was born at Shenerkhil village in 1949.[6]
• Amin Ahmed Chowdhury, Bangladeshi Army Officer and Freedom Fighter.^{[citation needed]}
• Md. Mosharraf Hossain - industrialist and former MP
• Lt. Gen. Masud Uddin Chowdhury, ndc, psc, MP and Diplomat^{[citation needed]}
• Shomi Kaiser, actress^{[citation needed]}
• Rokeya Prachy, actress^{[citation needed]}
• Mahbubul Alam Tara was the Member of Parliament from constituency Feni-3 from 1991 until 1996.[7]

See also

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

References

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