Mithamain Upazila

Mithamoin (Bengali: মিঠামইন, romanized: Mithamoin) is an upazila (subdistrict) of Kishoreganj District in northern Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division.[1] It is best known as the home upazila of Abdul Hamid, the current President of Bangladesh.

Mithamoin
মিঠামইন
Upazila
Mithamoin is located in Bangladesh
Mithamoin
Mithamoin
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°25.5′N 91°2.7′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionDhaka Division
DistrictKishoreganj District
CapitalMithamain Municipality
Upazila7 November 1983
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanAsiya Alam
 • MP (Kishoreganj-4)Rejwan Ahammad Taufiq
Area
 • Total222.92 km2 (86.07 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total108,204
 • Density490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemithamoin.kishoreganj.gov.bd

Geography

Mithamoin is located at 24.4250°N 91.0458°E / 24.4250; 91.0458. Mithamoin has 17,183 households and a total land area of 222.92 km2.

History

The area has been inhabited for centuries. The name of Mithamain can be found in James Rennell's 1781 map of Bengal. The upazila was named after the village of Mithamain. Its etymology is rumored to be that at one time there was a large reed forest in the vicinity of the area. The reed was sweet, and the name of the village came to Mithabon (মিঠাবন sweet forest) which was corrupted to Mithamon and later Mithamain/Mithamoin in the local dialect.

During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, 28 Bengalis were murdered in the village of Dhubajura and 3 in Telikhai on 1 November. Boira was a site of mass killing. On 7 November 1983, Mithamain Thana was upgraded to an upazila.[1]

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mithamoin's population is 108,204. The population's male to female ratio is 51.79% to 48.21%. 49,034 of Upazila's population is aged 18 or above. Mithamoin has an average literacy rate of 15.6% (7+ years). The literary rate nationally is 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Mithamoin Upazila is divided into Mithamoin Municipality and seven union parishads: Bairati, Dhaki, Ghagra, Gopedighi, Khatkhal, Keorjori, and Mithamain. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 135 villages.[3]

Chairmen
List of chairmen
Name Term Notes
Muhammad Zillur Rahman 25/5/1985-23/11/1991 Advocate
Qamrul Ahsan Shahjahan 1/1/2009-6/3/2014 Advocate
Asiya Alam Present

Infrastructure

Land acquisition for a new cantonment was underway by 2016.[4] The Bangladesh Army planned to form a riverine engineer battalion there.[5] Bir Muktijoddha Abdul Hamid Cantonment, built on 275 acres of land along the Ghorauta River, was inaugurated in February 2023.[6]

Notable people

See also

References
  1. Shokorana, Mokarram Hussain (2012). "Mithamain Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Kishoreganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "President apprised of planning of proposed Mithamoin Cantonment". The Independent. Dhaka. BSS. 21 March 2016.
  5. Acharjee, Deepak (16 July 2017). "Army to get 97 more units in 4 years". The Independent. Dhaka.
  6. "Hasina inaugurates cantonment in Kishoreganj". bdnews24.com. 27 February 2023.


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