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Anwara Upazila

Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E / 22.217; 91.9117
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Anowara
আনোয়ারা
Anwara
Parki Sea Beach
Parki Sea Beach
Location of Anowara
Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E / 22.217; 91.9117
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-13
HeadquartersAnwara Upazila Complex
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPVacant
 • ChairmanVacant
Area
 • Total
164.13 km2 (63.37 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
319,482
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4376[2]
Area code03029[3]
WebsiteOfficial Map of Anowara

Anowara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা), also written Anwara, is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Anwara is located at 22°13′00″N 91°54′40″E / 22.2167°N 91.9111°E / 22.2167; 91.9111. It has 49,966 households [citation needed] and a total area of 164.13 km2.[4]

Demographics

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Religions in Anwara Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
86.79%
Hinduism
12.75%
Buddhism
0.44%
Other or not stated
0.02%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Anwara upazila had 49,966 households and a population of 259,022. 66,036 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Anwara had an average literacy rate of 51.95%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 5,466 (2.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anwara has a population of 219,446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Upazila's population over 18 is 107,408. Anwara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong.[8]

Administration

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Anwara Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anowara, Bairag, Barakhain, Barasat, Burumchhara, Battali, Chatari, Haildhar, Juidandi, Paraikora, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 85 mauzas and 81 villages.[9]

Chairman : Vacant

Member : Vacant

Woman Vice Chairman : Vacant

Vice Chairman : Vacant

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Sheikh Jobaer Ahmed[10]

Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014-2024 )

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Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Zabed, [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012. [1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". Stockholm, Sweden: Rebtel.com. 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Anowara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  8. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  9. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  10. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার [Upazila Nirbahi Officer]. Anwara Upazila. 17 August 2016.