Showing posts with label chandpur district. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chandpur district. Show all posts

Monday, 28 February 2011

Chandpur

Chandpur (Bengali: চাঁদপুর)is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is the terminus of a meter-gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.
Geography
Chandpur district has a total area of 1704.06 square kilometers. It is bounded by Munshi Ganj District and Comilla District on the north, Noakhali District, Lakshmipur District, and Barisal District on the south, Comilla District on the east, and Meghna River, Shariatpur District, and Munshi Ganj District on the west.
Chandpur is the confluence of two of the mightiest rivers of Bangladesh. the Padma River (the main branch of the Ganges River) and the Meghna River, which meet near Chandpur Town. Important tributaries of the Meghna River flowing through Chandpur are the Dakatia River, Dhanagoda River, Matlab River, and Udhamdi River 
Subdivisions  
Chandpur has 6 municipalities, 60 wards, 195 mahallas, 7 Upazilas, 1 thana, 87 union parishads and 1226 villages. The municipalities are Chandpur Sadar, Shahrasti, Matlab, Changer Char, and Haji Ganj. The administrative subdivisions called Upazilas are:
1.    Chandpur Sadar Upazila
2.    Farid Ganj Upazila
3.    Haim char Upazila
4.    Hazi Ganj Upazilla
5.    Kachua Upazilla
6.    Matlab Upazilla
7.    Shahrasti Upazilla

Upazilas of the Chittagong Division
Capital: Chittagong
Bandarban District   
Ali Kadam • Bandarban • Lama • Naikhongchhari • Rowangchhari • Ruma • Thanchi
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Brahmanbaria District   
Akhaura • Bancharampur • Brahmanbaria • Kasba • Nabinagar • Nasirnagar • Sarail • Ashuganj
Chandpur District   
Chandpur • Faridganj • Haimchar • Hazinganj • Kachua • Matlab • Shahrasti
Chittagong District   
Anwara • Banshkhali • Boalkhali • Chandanaish • Fatikchhari • Hathazari • Lohagara • Mirsharai • Patiya • Rangunia • Raozan • Sandwhip • Satkania • Sitakunda
Comilla District   
Barura • Brahmanpura • Burichong • Chandina • Chauddagram • Daudkandi • Debidewer • Homna • Comilla Sadar Adarsha • Comilla Sadar South • 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 • Mannerchar • Rajasthali • Rangamati