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Rural upazilas are further administratively divided into union council areas (union parishads). Bangladesh has 495 upazilas. [1] [2] [3] The upazilas are the second lowest tier of regional administration in Bangladesh. The administrative structure consists of divisions (8), districts (64), upazilas (495) and union parishads (UPs).
Lohagara (Bengali: লোহাগাড়া) is an upazila of Chattogram District [3] in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Lohagara is situated between Chattogram and Cox's Bazar. It is one of the largest and most densely populated upazilas of Bangladesh. [4] It has headquarters in Lohagara.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Shyamnagar upazila had 72,279 households and a population of 318,254. 67,626 (21.25%) were under 10 years of age.Shyamnagar had an average literacy rate of 48.62%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1074 females per 1000 males. 17,254 (5.42%) of the population lived in urban areas. [4]
Kulaura (Bengali: কুলাউড়া), is the biggest upazila (sub-district) of Moulvibazar District in north-eastern Bangladesh. [4] The total area of this upazila is 545 km 2. Hakaluki Haor, the largest marsh wetland in Sylhet Division and one of the largest in Bangladesh is partially located there.
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Fatikchhari upazila had 100,009 households and a population of 526,003. 126,792 (24.10%) were under 10 years of age.Fatikchhari had an average literacy rate of 51.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1025 females per 1000 males. 41,994 (7.98%) of the population lived in urban areas. [6]
Bangladesh is divided into 8 divisions (bibhag) and 64 districts (jela, zila, zela), although, these have only a limited role in public policy.For the purposes of local government, the country is divided into upazilas (sub-districts), "municipalities" or town councils (pourashova), city corporations (i.e. metropolitan municipal corporations) and union councils (i.e. rural councils).
Dighinala, the biggest upazila of Khagrachhari zila in respect of area, came into existence in 1916 as a thana and was upgraded to upazila in 1984. It is said that in the long past, Tripura Maharaja Govinda Manikya Bahadur Debbarma dug a big pond (meaning Dighi in Bangla) by the side of a canal (meaning Nala in Bangla).
The divisions of Bangladesh are further divided into districts or zilas (Bengali: জেলা). [1] The headquarters of a district is called the district seat (Bengali: জেলা সদর, romanized: zila sadar). There are 64 districts in Bangladesh. The districts are further subdivided into 495 subdistricts or upazilas. [2]