Matlab Dakshin (

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: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: ''Motlob Dakshin'', lit. 'Matlab South') 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 Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong,

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. The former Matlab Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar.

Geography

Matlab is located at . It has a total land area of 131.69 km².

Demographics

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Matlab Dakshin upazila had a population of 210,050 living in 45,569 households. The literacy rate was 56.75% and the sex ratio was 1149 females per 1000 males. 59,286 (28.22%) lives in urban areas.

Administration

Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

and 5

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 ...

Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

: * Matlab Municipality * Narayanpur Municipality

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 ...

: * Nayergaon Uttar * Nayergaon Dakshin * Khadergaon * Upadi Uttar * Upadi Dakshin Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30

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 ...

s. And Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24

Notable people

* Shahed Ali Patwary- Deputy Speaker and member of

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. * A. T. M. Abdul Mateen- Deputy Speaker and Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of

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. * AB Siddique- a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and

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. * Mohammad Rafiqul Islam - was a former Chief of

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and member of parliament. * Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Patwary- was an Adviser of Ministry of Commerce

References

Upazilas of Chandpur District {{Chittagong-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

Administration

Notable people

See also

References