Matlab Dakshin Upazila Explained

Official Name:Matlab Dakshin
Native Name:মতলব দক্ষিণ
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:23°N 90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Chandpur
Leader Title:MP (Chandpur-2)
Leader Name:Nurul Amin Ruhul
Leader Title1:Upazila Chairman
Leader Name1:B H M Kabir Ahamed
Area Total Km2:129.32
Population Total:226721
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3640[2]
Area Code:08426[3]
Website:http://matlabsouth.chandpur.gov.bd/
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Matlab Dakshin (Bengali: মতলব দক্ষিণ, romanized: Motlob Dakshin, lit.'Matlab South') is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was bifurcated in 2000, creating Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas.

Geography

Matlab is located at 23.35°N 90.7083°W. It has a total land area of 129.32 km2.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Matlab Dakshin Upazila had 45,569 households and a population of 210,050. 50,318 (23.96%) were under 10 years of age. Matlab Dakshin had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 56.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1149 females per 1000 males. 59,286 (28.22%) lived in urban areas.[5] [6]

Administration

Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.

Municipality

Union Parishad

Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas, and Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas.[7]

Notable people

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 396.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Book: Patwari, Masum . Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . . 2012 . Islam . Sirajul . Sirajul Islam . Second . Matlab Dakshin Upazila . Jamal . Ahmed A. . http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Matlab_Dakshin_Upazila.
  5. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Chandpur district . bbs.gov.bd.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Chandpur . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184958/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Chandpur.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.
  8. News: Obituary . The Daily Star . 4 September 2012.