Monohorgonj (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: মনোহরগন্জ) 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 ...

Comilla District Comilla District, officially known as Cumilla District, is a district of Bangladesh located about 100 kilometres south east of Dhaka. Comilla is bordered by Brahmanbaria and Narayanganj districts to the north, Noakhali and Feni districts to t ...

in the Division of

Chittagong Chittagong ( /ˈtʃɪt əˌɡɒŋ/ ''chit-uh-gong''; ctg, চিটাং; bn, চিটাগং), officially Chattogram ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম), is the second-largest city in Bangladesh after Dhaka and third largest city in B ...

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 ...

History

The upazila was formed in 2005 with 11 unions in the southern region known as the watershed of the greater

Laksam upazila Laksam ( bn, লাকসাম) is an upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Laksam is widely known as the birthplace of Nawab Faizunnesa Chowdhurani. History Laksam was made into an upazila in 1983. On 6 April ...

Geography

Monohorgonj Upazila is located in the southern part of

. The Dakatia River runs through the upazila. This upazila is bounded by

on the north,

Nangalkot upazila Nangalkot ( bn, নাঙ্গলকোট) is an upazila, an administrative unit, of the Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is a rural area with no urban settlements. It has 11 unions, the lowest of administrative uni ...

on the east,

Senbagh upazila Senbagh ( bn, সেনবাগ), also spelt Senbag and Senbug, is an upazila of Noakhali District. It is named after its administrative centre, the municipality of Senbagh. Geography Senbagh is located at . It has 38,067 units of households an ...

Noakhali district Noakhali ( bn, নোয়াখালী, , New canal), historically known as Bhulua ( bn, ভুলুয়া), is a district in southeastern Bangladesh, located in the Chittagong Division. It was established as district in 1821, and offici ...

on the south-east,

Sonaimuri upazila Sonaimuri (সোনাইমুড়ী) is a newly established upazila or sub-district in Noakhali District, Bangladesh. It consists of ten union councils or parishads - Ambarnagar, Amisha Para, Bazra, Deoti, Jayag, Nadana, Nateshwar, Sonaimu ...

on the south,

Chatkhil upazila Chatkhil ( bn, চাটখিল) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It is bounded by Laksham and Shahrasti Upazila on the north, Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on the south, Begumganj Upazila on the east, a ...

on the southwest and

Shahrasti upazila Shahrasti ( bn, শাহরাস্তি) is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography Shahrasti is located at . It has 31,212 households and a total area of 154.83 km2. It is the south-easternm ...

Chandpur district Chandpur District () is a district located in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It was a part of the Cumilla District until 15 February 1984.Musa, Muhammad. Brahmanbariar Itibrittyo, Shetu Prokashoni, Brahmanbaria,1998. History During the ru ...

on the west. Manoharganj Upazila Complex ( Upazila Parisahd) is located at Khodai Vita on the south side of Manoharganj Bazar along the banks of Dakatiya river.

Rivers

Notable and only river of this Upazila is Dakatiya river. This Upazila is situated on the banks of this river. A dam has been built by the Water Development Board toward one side of the waterway close to the Upazila. Once this river was the main medium of communication with Monohorgonj Upazila. Even today, goods are being transported thorugh that river on a certain limited scale.

Administration

Monohorgonj Upazila is divided into 11

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: Baishgaon, Bipulashar, Hasnabad, Jhalam Dakshin, Jhalam Uttar, Khela, Lokkhanpur, Moishatua, Natherpetua, Shoroshpur, and Uttar Howla. The union parishads are subdivided into 145 mauzas and 181 villages.

Education

Currently there are 2 government colleges, 2 private colleges, 1 government high school, 27 total high schools, 26

madrasa Madrasa (, also , ; Arabic: مدرسة , pl. , ) is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary instruction or higher learning. The word is variously transliterated '' ...

s, 105 government primary schools. The literacy rate of this Upazila is: * Average-48.74% * Male-50.38% * Female-47.19%

Economy

The economy of this upazila is largely dependent on agriculture. No natural assets, for example, oil, gas, or coal mineshafts were found in this Upazila. The people of this territory make a living by creating agricultural products, grains, and fishing.

References

{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division Upazilas of Comilla District