Amua Union (
Bengali
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:আমুয়া ইউনিয়ন) is one of the six
union councils under
Kathalia Upazila
Kathalia ( bn, কাঠালিয়া ) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Kathalia is located at . It has 23,904 households and a total area of 152.08 km2.Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur ...
of
Jhalakati District
Jhalokati, also spelled Jhalokathi, ( bn, ঝালকাঠি) is a district in southern Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and covers an area of 758.06 km2 It is bounded by Barisal district to the north and east, Barguna dis ...
in the
Barishal Division
Barishal Division is one of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Located in the south-central part of the country, it has an area of , and a population of 8,325,666 at the 2011 Census. It is the least populous Division within the ent ...
of southern region of
Bangladesh
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.
Geography
Amua Union is located at . Amua Union is situated at the Kathalia Sadar of
Kathalia Upazila
Kathalia ( bn, কাঠালিয়া ) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Kathalia is located at . It has 23,904 households and a total area of 152.08 km2.Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur ...
.
Area
Amua has an area of 6,194 acres.
Administration
Administrative Structure
Amua Union is the 3rd Union Parishad Under
Kathalia Upazila
Kathalia ( bn, কাঠালিয়া ) is an upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.
Geography
Kathalia is located at . It has 23,904 households and a total area of 152.08 km2.Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur ...
.The administrative activities of this union is under Kathalia Union Parishad. This is included in the 125 No. Electoral Area
Jhalakathi-1 of
National Parliament
In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...
.
Administrative Areas
At Present, there is 6 villages under Amua Union.The administrative activities of this union is under Amua Union Parishad.
Demographics
According to Census-2011, The total population of Amua Union is 24,053.Among them number of male is 11,736 and number of female is 12,317.Number of total family is 6,333.
Education
The literacy rate of Amua Union is about 95%.
Number of Educational Institution
* Primary School-22
* Madrasa-06
* College-01
Places of interest
Halta River
Amua is situated at the bank of Halta river which is very popular. Many steamers, boats ply from the river. It is at the south of Amua. On the east side of the river there is Upazila Health Complex, Amua Bazar at West, Bamna Ferryghat at south and Amua Union Parishad, Food Storage and Post Office is at the North.
Notable personalities
The Notable Personalities of Amua Union are:
# Late Dhiren Dutta
# Late Nurul Huda Sikder
# Late Ismail Jomadder
# Advocate Fazlul Haque
See also
*
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
{{Jhalokati District
Unions of Kathalia Upazila
Jhalokati District