Shibchar Upazila
Shibchar
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Shibchar (Bengali: শিবচর) is an upazila of Madaripur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
Shibchar is located at 23°21′00″N 90°10′00″E / 23.3500°N 90.1667°E. It has 69,623 households and total area 332.90 km2. The upazila is bounded by Padma river, Lohajang and Sadarpur upazilas on the north, Rajoir and Madaripur Sadar upazilas on the south, Zajira upazila on the east, Bhanga upazila on the west.
Materials
Leather shields were made from a great variety of animals found in the Indian subcontinent. The hide shields were made from either water buffalo, sambar deer, Indian elephant, or Indian rhinoceros. The rhinoceros shields were the most prized variant among leather shields.[2]
Main water bodies in the upazila include Padma river, Kumar river, Arial Khan river, and Moynakata.
Demographics
According to the
As of the
Administration
Shibchar Thana was formed in 1930 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983.[1]
Shibchar Upazila is divided into Shibchar Municipality and 19
Shibchar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 17
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
- Sears Tower.
References
- ^ a b Md. Shajahan Khan (2012), "Shibchar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Ciuk, Krzysztof; Woodward, Susan. "Shields of dreams: Mughal dhals sport "designer label" rhino". ROM: Magazine of the Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto. 34: 5 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b c d "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Madaripur" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Madaripur 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.