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词条 Jhalokati Sadar Upazila
释义

  1. Geography

  2. Demographics

  3. Economy

  4. Administration

  5. Notable residents

  6. See also

  7. References

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| official_name = Jhalokati Sadar
| native_name = ঝালকাঠি সদর
| settlement_type = Upazila
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bangladesh
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name1 = Barisal Division
| subdivision_name2 = Jhalakati District
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| area_total_km2 = 204.48
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| population_total = 195619
| population_as_of = 1991
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}}Jhalakati Sadar ({{lang-bn|ঝালকাঠি সদর}}) is an Upazila of Jhalokati District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

Jhalakathi Sadar is located at {{coord|22.6431|N|90.2000|E|}}. It has 36,504 households and a total area 204.48 km². Most of its people are literate.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Jhalakati Sadar had a population of 195,619. Males comprised 51.13% of the population, and females 48.87%. The population aged 18 or over was 102,890. Jhalakati Sadar had an average literacy rate of 54.4% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Economy

Between 1940 and 1975, Jhalakati was famous for the only automatic rice huller in the region owned by Shudhangshu Bhushan Das Son of Aswini Kumar Das. It was a thriving complex built on an area approximately 2 square kilometer. The smoke from the chimney served as a navigation landmark by passing steamers while the factory siren could be heard from as far as Barisal. After the company declared bankruptcy in 1975 their descendants eventually migrated to India and other parts of Bangladesh. The massive ruins of the factory can still be seen at west Chandkati.

Administration

Jhalakati Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 186 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 176 villages.

Notable residents

  • Amir Hossain Amu, Minister of Industries, has been the Member of Parliament for constituency Jhalokati-2 since 2009.[3][4]
  • A. K. Fazlul Huq, Prime Minister of Bengal (1937–1943) and Governor of East Pakistan (1956–1958), was born at Saturia in 1873.[5]
  • Golam Mustafa, actor{{citation needed|date=February 2018}}
  • Kamini Roy, poet and social worker, was born at Basanda village in 1864.[6]

See also

  • Upazilas of Bangladesh
  • Districts of Bangladesh
  • Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^{{cite book |author=Md Mizanur Rahman|chapter=Jhalokati Sadar Upazila|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Jhalokati_Sadar_Upazila|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}
2. ^{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/former-mp-s/list-of-9th-parliament-members-bangla |title=List of 9th Parliament Members |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/mps/members-of-parliament/current-mp-s/list-of-10th-parliament-members-english?layout=edit&id=2057 |title=Constituency 126_10th_En |website=Bangladesh Parliament}}
5. ^{{cite book |last=Gandhi |first=Rajmohan |date=1986 |title=Eight Lives: A Study of the Hindu-Muslim Encounter |publisher=SUNY Press |page=189 |isbn=0-88706-196-6}}
6. ^{{cite book |last=Kahaly |first=Anirudha |year=2012 |chapter=Roy, Kamini |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Roy,_Kamini |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh}}
{{Jhalokati District}}{{Upazilas of Barisal Division}}

1 : Upazilas of Jhalakati District

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