Galachipa ( bn, গলাচিপা ) 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 ...

Patuakhali District Patuakhali () is a district in South-central Bangladesh in the Barisal Division. This district is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Geography It is adjacent to the Bay of Bengal. The area of the district is 3220.15 km2. Patuakh ...

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 Di ...

, Bangladesh. In March 2011, part of the upazila was separated to make the new Rangabali Upazila.

Geography

Galachipa is located at . It has 49,982 households and a total area of 1267.89 km².

Rivers

Galachipa Upazila has many rivers and canals. The

Bay of Bengal The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean, bounded on the west and northwest by India, on the north by Bangladesh, and on the east by Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India. Its southern limit is a line betwee ...

is very close here. However, Galachipa is situated on the bank of the Ramnabad in Patuakhali District. Due to the river Galachipa is a famous port for rice and other crops. A large ''Haat'' takes place every Saturday based on the river. It is one of the largest Haats of greater Barisal. Another famous rivers of Galachipa are Agunmukha, Bura Gaurang.

Charanchal

Galachipa Upzilla is famous for her "Charanchal". "Char" means land disconnected from the mainland by rivers. These lands are highly disconnected and the river route is the only route. Road traffic has not been arranged yet. Some chars are larger while some are very much smaller. Rangabali, Baher Char, Barho Baishdia, Choto Baishdia, Chalitabunia, Char Kajal, Char Shiba, Char Montaj, Char Biswas, Mayar Char, Char Karfarma, Char Lakshmi, Char Kukrhi Mukrhi, Latar Char, Char Kalagachia, etc. are very known to all. The land of these chars are very fertile and crops grow heavily here. But most of the people here are poor and deprived. They also suffer from lack of information greatly and their style of life is very low. The people here are mainly "Bhumiheen" (landless).

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census, Galachipa has a population of 286,307. Males constitute 51.36% of the population, and females 48.64%. This Upazila's adult population is 137,818. Galachipa has an average literacy rate of 29.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.

Points of interest

Agunmukha river is situated at side of Panpatty Union. It is the meet-point of several rivers. There is a sluice-gate of 15 doors as like

Kaptai Dam Kaptai Dam ( bn, কাপ্তাই বাঁধ) is on the Karnaphuli River at Kaptai, upstream from Chittagong in Rangamati District, Bangladesh. It is an earth-fill embankment dam with a reservoir (known as Kaptai Lake) water storage ca ...

Rangamati Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of . The dist ...

at Panpatty border. Bakulbaria Plant Product Center by Nesar Matubbar

Administration

Galachipa Upazila is divided into Galachipa 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: Amkhola, Bakulbaria, Char Biswas, Char Kajol, Chiknikandi, Dakua, Galachipa, Gazalia, Golkhali, Kalagachhia, Panpatty, and Ratandi Taltali. The union parishads are subdivided into 140 mauzas and 227 villages. Galachipa Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9

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 i ...

Education

Galachipa Upazila has a number of schools, madrashas and colleges. # Galachipa Govt. Model Secondary School # Galachipa Govt. Degree College # Galachipa Girls' Secondary School # Galachipa Women Degree College # Galachipa NZMA Alim Madrasha # Galachipa Ideal School & College # Udayan Pre-Cadet and Secondary School # Galachipa High School attached Primary School # Galachipa Girls High School attached Primary School # Patabunia High School # Patabunia Ideal Agricultural and Technical School # Lamna Polytechnic Institute # Uttor Purba Gazalia Dakhil Madrasha # Ulania Hat High School # Panpatty High School # Bango Bondhu Girls High School # Haridevpur High School # Haridebpur Secondary School # Charkhali Secondary School # North Chair Khali High School # Char Kazal High school # Char Kapal Bera Adarsha Secondary School # Chickni kandi High school #Shuhari High School # Chicknikandi High School & College # Chicknikandi Salehia Dakhil Madrasha # Chicknikandi Primary School # Kharizzama Ishak Secondary School # Kharizzama Degree College

Media

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Galachipa.com

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Notable residents

* Habibur Rahman Mia, First MP in Independent Bangladesh in 1973 Bangladeshi general election * Moazzem Hossain, Second MP in Independent Bangladesh in 1979 General Election * ''Anwar Hossain Howlader'', MP in 1986 Bangladeshi general election * AKM Jahangir Hossain, the member of parliament (MP) for constituency Patuakhali-3 from 1991 to 2006, has been MP for Patuakhal-3 again since 2014. * Golam Maula Rony was the member of parliament for constituency Patuakhali-3 from 2009 to 2014. * S M Shahjada Saju was the member of parliament for constituency Patuakhali-3 from 2018 to 2023. * Nurul Haq Nur, joint-convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakshan Parishad and former vice-president,

Dhaka University Central Students' Union Dhaka University Central Students' Union, also known by its acronym DUCSU, is the official students' union of the University of Dhaka. Called the second parliament of Bangladesh, DUCSU represents Dhaka University students in the university's decisi ...

* Abul Hossain, former director general of

Border Guards Bangladesh Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...

. He was also ex-officio chairman of Shimanto Bank which is a sister concern of BGB Welfare Trust. * Huzzatul Islam, Engineer, Journalist, Founder "Nobojagoron Youth Foundation"

References

External links

* {{Upazilas of Barisal Division Upazilas of Patuakhali District