Wazirpur (Bengali: উজিরপুর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

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Uzirpur উজিরপুর
Upazila
Uzirpur Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°48.7′N 90°14.7′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Barisal District
Area
• Total	248.35 km2 (95.89 sq mi)
Population  (1991)
• Total	227,115
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of the Wazirpur Upazila

Geography

Wazirpur is located at 22.8111°N 90.2444°E / 22.8111; 90.2444. It has 44,480 households and a total area of 248.35 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Wazirpur had a population of 227,115. Males constituted 50.8% of the population, and females 49.2%. The number of residents aged 18 or over was 114,254. Wazirpur has an average literacy rate of 47.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. There are 22 colleges and 50 primary schools in Wazirpur.[2]

Administration

Wazirpur Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Bamrail, Barakotha, Guthia, Harta, Jalla, Otra, Satla, Shikarpur and Sholak. The union parishads are subdivided into 118 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]

Notable residents

• Major M. A. Jalil, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Wazirpur in 1942.[4]
• Sardar Fazlul Karim, philosopher, was born at Atipara village in 1925.[5]
• Manabendra Mukherjee (singer)^{[citation needed]}

See also

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

References

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