Mymensingh 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 ...
of
Mymensingh District
Mymensingh District () is a district in Mymensingh Division Bangladesh, and is bordered in the north by Meghalaya, India and the Garo Hills, in the south by Gazipur District, in the east by the districts of Netrokona and Kishoreganj and in ...
in the Division of
Mymensingh
Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...
,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
. Most of the area of this sadar upazila is now under the
Mymensingh City Corporation
Mymensingh City Corporation (: in short-MCC), is a local governing body that administered all civic services in the Mymensingh, the city of Bangladesh. The MCC government is elected by popular vote every five years. It is headed by a mayor, who ...
.
Geography
Mymensingh Sadar is located at . It has 167,472 units of household and its total area is 380.72 km
2. The River Brahmaputra just crosses the section of Mymensingh.
A hundred plus years ago the river was widened 5–10 km and now it is a seasonal flow, not an ever-flowing river. A huge land recovered from this riverbed for a hundred years named 'chars' is a big part of Mymensingh and as it was riverine land regular seasonal flood water namely from the Garo hills of Meghalaya of India flash up to these chars. Flooding by seasonal reasons for refreshing fertility of land and a trend of native fishes add some protein budget assistance in these poor CHAR villages.
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 ...
, Mymensingh Sadar Upazila had 167,472 households and a population of 775,733. 187,926 (24.23%) were under 10 years of age. Mymensingh Sadar has a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 51.74%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 983 females per 1000 males. 389,918 (48.85%) lived in urban areas. Muslims formed 93.83% of the population, Hindus 5.96%, Christians 0.17% and others 0.04%.
As of 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 ...
, Mymensingh Sadar had a population of 566,368. Males constituted 52.18% of the population, and females 47.82%. This Upazila's eighteen-up population was 284,112. Mymensingh Sadar has an average literacy rate of 37% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Administration
Mymensingh Sadar Upazila is divided into 13
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: Aqua, Austadhar,
Bhabkhali, Bororchar, Boyra, Char Ishwardia, Char Nilaxmia,
Dapunia, Ghagra, Khagdohor, Kushtia, Paranganj, and
Sirta. The union parishads are subdivided into 136 mauzas and 175 villages.
See also
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Upazilas of Bangladesh
An ''upazila'' ( pronounced: ), formerly called ''thana'', is an administrative division in Bangladesh, functioning as a sub-unit of a districts of Bangladesh, district. It can be seen as an analogous to a county or a borough of Western count ...
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Districts of Bangladesh
The divisions of Bangladesh, divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or (). The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 s ...
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Divisions of Bangladesh
Divisions are the first-level administrative divisions in Bangladesh. As of 2024, there are eight divisions of Bangladesh, each named after the major city within its jurisdiction that also serves as the administrative seat of that division. Eac ...
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Mymensingh
Mymensingh () is a metropolis, metropolitan city and capital of Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh. Located on the bank of the Old Brahmaputra River, Brahmaputra River, about north of the national capital Dhaka, it is a major financial center ...
References
External links
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Upazilas of Mymensingh District
Mymensingh Sadar Upazila
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