Feni Sadar ( bn, ফেনী সদর) 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
Feni District in the
Division of Chittagong
Chittagong Division, officially known as Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of and a population at the 2 ...
, Bangladesh.
The district headquarters and all other administrative offices are located here.
Geography
Feni Sadar is located at . It has 57,331 households and a total area of 197.33 km
2.
Demographics
According to the
1991 Bangladesh census
In 1991, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, conducted a national census in Bangladesh. They recorded data from all of the districts and upazilas and main cities in Bangladesh including statistical data on population size, households, sex and age ...
, the upazila of Feni Sadar had a population of 345,801 of whom 165,969 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 51.15% of the population, and females 48.85%. Feni Sadar had an average literacy rate of 43.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.
Administration
Feni Sadar Upazila is divided into Feni Municipality and 12
union parishad
Union council ( bn, ইউনিয়ন পরিষদ, translit=iūniyan pariṣad, translit-std=IAST), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit ...
s: Baligaon, Chonua, Dholia, Dhormapur, Fazilpur, Forhadnogor, Kalidah, Kazirbag, Lemua, Motobi, Panchgachia, and Sarishadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 134 mauzas and 125 villages.
Feni Municipality is subdivided into 18 wards and 35
mahallas.
Notable people
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Khawaja Ahmed
Khawaja Ahmed ( bn, খাজা আহমেদ) was a Bangladeshi politician and journalist. He participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War and served in the 1st Jatiya Sangsad, National Parliament of Bangladesh.
Early life and education
Ahm ...
, member of the 1st Bangladeshi Parliament
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 ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
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Divisions of Bangladesh
References
{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division
Upazilas of Feni District