Anwara Upazila
| Anowara আনোয়ারা | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
  Anowara Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°ECoordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 164.13 km2 (63.37 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 219,446 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Anwara |
Anowara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Anowara is located at 22°13′00″N 91°54′40″E / 22.2167°N 91.9111°E . It has 38,008 households and a total area of 164.13 km².[1]
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anowara has a population of 219446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 107408. Anowara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong .[2]
Administration
Anowara has 11 Unions, 85 Mauzas, and 78 villages.
Chairman : Towhidul Hug Chowdhury (from Awami League)
Woman Vice Chairman :
Vice Chairman :Mrinal kanti dhor (from Awami League)
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Mohammad Faruque Hossen
Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014- )
Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (Javed), [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012.
See also
References
- ↑ Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Anowara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
