Barisal Sadar Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.7000° N 90.3667° E

Barisal Sadar Upazila
Barisal Sadar
Division_name  - District	Barisal Division  - Barisal District
Coordinates	22.7000° N 90.3667° E
Area	307.59 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	414281  - 1347/km²
Maplink: Official Map of the Barisal Sadar Upazila

Barisal Sadar (Bengali: বরিশাল সদর) is an Upazila of Barisal District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Barisal Sadar is located at 22.7000° N 90.3667° E. It has 75126 households and a total area of 307.59 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladeshi census^[1], Barisal Sadar had a population of 414281. Males constitute 52.72% of the population, and females 47.28%. This Upazila's eighteen-and-older population is 221979. Barisal Sadar has an average literacy rate of 53.5% (7+ years), compared with the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[2]

[edit] Administrative

Barisal Sadar has 20 Unions/Wards, 189 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 128 villages.

[edit] See also

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

[edit] References

1. ^ GR Error
2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.