Amtali ( bn, আমতলী) is an
upazila
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
of
Barguna District
Barguna ( bn, বরগুনা ''Borguna'') is a district in the Barisal Division, division of Barisal, Bangladesh. It is situated in the southern part of Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to district on 28 Fe ...
in the division of
Barisal
Barisal ( or ; bn, বরিশাল, ), officially known as Barishal, is a major city that lies on the banks of the Kirtankhola river in south-central Bangladesh. It is the largest city and the administrative headquarter of both Barisal Dist ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.Its a coastal area.
Geography
Amtali is at . It has 45,804 households and a total area of 695 square km with 212 square km of water bodies.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Bangladesh census
In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were reco ...
, Amtali Upazila had 63,212 households and a population of 270,802, 8.1% of whom lived in urban areas. 10.3% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 89.8%, compared to the national average of 72.8%.
Administration
Amtali Upazila is divided into Amtali Municipality and seven
union parishads: Amtali, Arpangasia, Atharogasia,Chawra, Gulishakhali, Holodia, and Kukua.
Amtali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14
mahalla
is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or "neighborhood" in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations.
History
Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...
s.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( bn, উপজেলা, upôzela, lit=sub-district pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative region in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a ...
*
Districts of Bangladesh
*
Divisions of Bangladesh
References
External links
amtali.com
Populated places in Barguna District
Upazilas of Barguna District
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