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.
Matlab Dakshin
মতলব দক্ষিণ | |
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| Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°42.5′E / 23.350°N 90.7083°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chandpur |
| Government | |
| • MP (Chandpur-2) | Nurul Amin Ruhul |
| • Upazila Chairman | B H M Kabir Ahamed |
| Area | |
| • Total | 129.32 km2 (49.93 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 226,721 |
| • Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3640[2] |
| Area code | 08426[3] |
| Website | http://matlabsouth.chandpur.gov.bd/ |
Geography
editMatlab is located at 23°21′00″N 90°42′30″E / 23.3500°N 90.7083°E. It has a total land area of 129.32 km2.[4]
Demographics
editAccording 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.[6][7]
Administration
editMatlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.
- Matlab Municipality
- Narayanpur Municipality
- Nayergaon Uttar
- Nayergaon Dakshin
- Khadergaon
- Upadi Uttar
- Upadi Dakshin[8]
Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas, and Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas.[8]
Notable people
edit- Shahed Ali Patwary- Deputy Speaker and member of East Pakistan Provincial Assembly.
- A. T. M. Abdul Mateen- Deputy Speaker and Member of the 4th National Assembly of Pakistan as a representative of East Pakistan.
- AB Siddique- a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament.
- Mohammad Rafiqul Islam - was a former Chief of Bangladesh Air Force and member of parliament.
- Dr. Shoeb Ahmed Patwary- was an Adviser of Ministry of Commerce[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: 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. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Patwari, Masum (2012). "Matlab Dakshin Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chandpur (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-248-1.
- ^ "Community Tables: Chandpur district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. 2011.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chandpur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Obituary". The Daily Star. 4 September 2012.
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