Magura Sadar Upazila
Magura Sadar
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Magura Sadar (Bengali: মাগুরা সদর) is an upazila of Magura District[1] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography
Magura Sadar is located at 23°29′15″N 89°25′15″E / 23.4875°N 89.4208°E. It has 86,162 households and a total area of 401.58 km2.
Demographics
As of the
According to the
Administration
Magura Sadar Upazila is divided into Magura Municipality and 13
Magura Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 61
Education
There are 12 colleges in the upazila: Aisa Women's College, Amoresh Bosu Degree Mohabidaylaya, Banassree Rabindra Smarani College Krishnabila (Tangakhali), Buzruk Sree Kundi College, Dakhin Nowapara Sammilani College, Government Hossain Shahid Suhrawardi College, Hazipur Sammilani College, Jagdal Sammiloni College, Magura Adarsha Degree College Magura, Magura Government Mohila College, Nazir Ahamad Degree Mahavidaloy, and Shatrujitpur College.[5]
According to Banglapedia,
Notable residents
- Lutfunnahar Helen, martyred intellectual, was born in Magura in 1947 and taught at Magura Government Girls High School.[6]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ a b Ranjit Kumar Basu (2012), "Magura Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Magura" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Magura district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "List of Colleges". Department of Secondary and Higher Education. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Helen, Lutfunnahar". Banglapedia.