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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).
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, Lohagara upazila had 52,873 households and a population of 279,913. 74,420 (26.59%) were under 10 years of age.Lohagara had an average literacy rate of 49.19%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1062 females per 1000 males. 30,815 (11.01%) of the population lived in urban areas.
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]
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Itna Upazila had 34,637 households and a population of 164,127. 50,518 (30.78%) were under 10 years of age. Itna had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 27.69%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males. 22,669 (13.81%) lived in urban areas.
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]
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).
Hizla Upazila (barisal district) area 515.36 km 2, located in between 22°50' and 23°05' north latitudes and in between 90°25' and 90°43' east longitudes.It is bounded by Gosairhat and Haimchar upazilas on the north, Raipur and Lakshmipur Sadar upazilas to the east, Mehendiganj upazila on the south, Muladi upazila on the west.