Anwara Upazila

Anowara আনোয়ারা
Upazila
Anowara Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E / 22.217; 91.9117Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E / 22.217°N 91.9117°E / 22.217; 91.9117
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Area
• Total	164.13 km² (63.37 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	219,446
• Density	1,300/km² (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Anwara

Anowara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Anowara is located at 22°13′00″N 91°54′40″E / 22.2167°N 91.9111°E / 22.2167; 91.9111 . It has 38,008 households and a total area of 164.13 km².^[1]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anowara has a population of 219446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 107408. Anowara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong .^[2]

Administration

Anowara has 11 Unions, 85 Mauzas, and 78 villages.

Chairman : Towhidul Hug Chowdhury (from Awami League)

Woman Vice Chairman :

Vice Chairman :Mrinal kanti dhor (from Awami League)

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Mohammad Faruque Hossen

Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014- )

Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (Javed), [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012.

References

↑ Bhuiyan, Golam Kibria (2012). "Anowara Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.

Upazilas and Thanas in Chittagong

Upazilas	Anwara Banshkhali Boalkhali Chandanaish Fatikchhari Hathazari Upazila Lohagara Mirsharai Patiya Rangunia Raozan Sandwip Satkania Sitakunda

Thanas	Akbor Sha Baizid Bakoliya Bandar Bhujpur Chandgaon Chaowkbazar Chittagong Kotwali Double Mooring Halishahar Karnaphuli Khulshi Pahartali Panchlaish Patenga Sadarghat

Upazilas of the Chittagong Division

Capital: Chittagong

Bandarban District	Ali Kadam Bandarban Lama Naikhongchhari Rowangchhari Ruma Thanchi

Brahmanbaria District	Akhaura Bancharampur Brahmanbaria Kasba Nabinagar Nasirnagar Sarail Ashuganj Bijoynagar

Chandpur District	Chandpur Faridganj Haimchar Hazinganj Kachua Matlab Dakshin Matlab Uttar Shahrasti

Chittagong District	Anwara Banshkhali Boalkhali Chandanaish Fatikchhari Hathazari Lohagara Mirsharai Patiya Rangunia Raozan Sandwhip Satkania Sitakunda

Comilla District	Barura Brahmanpura Burichang Chandina Chauddagram Daudkandi Debidwar Homna Comilla Sadar Adarsha Comilla Sadar Dakshin Laksam Muradnagar Nangalkot Titas Meghna Monoharganj

Cox's Bazar District	Chakaria Cox's Bazar Kutubdia Maheshkali Ramu Tekhnaf Ukhia Pekua

Feni District	Chhagalnaiya Daganbhuiyan Feni Parshuram Sonagazi Fulgazi

Khagrachari District	Dighinala Khagrachhari Lakshmichhari Mahalchhari Manikchhari Matiranga Panchhari Ramgarh

Lakshmipur District	Kamalnagar Lakshmipur Raipur Ramganj Ramgati

Noakhali District	Begumganj Chatkhil Companiganj Hatiya Kabir Hat Noakhali Senbagh Sonaimuri Subarnachar

Rangamati District	Bagaichhari Barkal Kawkhali Belaichhari Kaptai Juraichhari Langadu Naniarchar Rajasthali Rangamati

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