Barguna Sadar () is an

upazila An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western countries. Rural upazilas ...

Barguna District Barguna District (; ) is a district in Barisal Division, in southern Bangladesh. Barguna subdivision was established in 1969 and promoted to a district on 28 February 1984. Etymology There is not enough strong proof of naming the district. Som ...

in Barisal Division,

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Geography

Barguna Sadar is located at . It has a total area of 454.39 km².

History

In 1904, a

thana Thana means " station" or "place" in South Asian countries. The word ''thana'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sthana'' or "sthanak", meaning "place" or "stand", which was anglicized as ''thana'' by the British. * Thanas of Bangladesh, forme ...

(police outpost headquarters) was founded in Barguna. During the Bangladesh War of 1971, many people were murdered in Barguna town as well as Bengali fighters when retreating. 100 prisoners at the Barguna Jail were killed by the

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on 29 and 30 November and they were later buried in a mass grave to the west of the Jail. By 3 December, Barguna had been captured by pro-independence militants. Barguna Sadar Thana's status was upgraded to

(sub-district) in 1983 as part of

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's decentralisation programme.

Demographics

According to the

2011 Census of Bangladesh In 2011, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics conducted a national census in Bangladesh, which provided a provisional estimate of the total population of the country as 142,319,000. The previous decennial census was the 2001 census. Data were r ...

, Barguna Sadar Upazila had a population of 260,830 living in 62,086 households. 56,337 (21.56%) were under 10 years of age. Barguna Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 58.6%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1036 females per 1000 males. 32,235 (12.36%) lived in urban areas. 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 a ...

, Barguna Sadar had a population of 219,729. Males constituted 50.7% of the population, and females 49.3%. The population aged 18 or over was 111,209. Barguna Sadar had an average literacy rate of 90.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 72.4%. Majority of its residents are Barisali

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, though there is a substantial population of Barisali Bengali Hindus as well as a minority Rakhine Buddhist community in Baliatali Union.

Administration

UNO: Md. Shamim Mia. Barguna Sadar Upazila is divided into Barguna Municipality and ten

union parishad Union council (), also known as union parishad, rural council, rural union and simply union, is the smallest rural administrative and local government unit in Bangladesh, with zila parishads (district councils) being the largest rural authori ...

s: Aylapatakata, Barguna, Bodorkhali, Burirchor, Dhalua, Fuljhuri, Gowrichanna, Keorabunia, M. Baliatali, and Noltona. The union parishads are subdivided into 51 mauzas and 191 villages. Barguna Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 18

mahalla is an Arabic word variously translated as district, Quarter (country subdivision), quarter, Ward (country subdivision), ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. ...

References

Upazilas of Barguna District {{Barisal-geo-stub

Geography

History

Demographics

Administration

See also

References