Sonagazi Upazila
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| Sonagazi Upazila | |
  Sonagazi
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| Division_name - District |
Chittagong Division - Feni District |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 235.07 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density |
215122 - 915/km² |
| Maplink: Official Map of Sonagazi | |
Sonagazi (Bengali: সোনাগাজি) is an Upazila of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Sonagazi is located at . It has 37184 units of house hold and total area 235.07 km².
It is situated in the southern part of the district, the only Upazila to have a coastline with the Bay of Bengal. Sonagazi is noted for its natural beauty, a sluice gate built in the late 1970s to control water flow of the Feni river is a popular tourist destination as well. Noted literary figure Shahidullah Kaisar and film maker Zahir Raihan hailed from Sonagazi.
[edit] Demographics
As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Sonagazi has a population of 215122. Males constitute are 49.8% of the population, and females 50.2%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 99050. Sonagazi has an average literacy rate of 32.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]
[edit] Administrative
Sonagazi has 9 Unions/Wards, 95 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 93 vilages.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
