Mongla Upazila

Mongla (Bengali: মংলা) is an upazila of Bagerhat District in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.

Mongla
মোংলা
Upazila
Mongla is located in Bangladesh
Mongla
Mongla
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°29′N 89°36.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionKhulna Division
DistrictBagerhat District
Area
 • Total1,461.22 km2 (564.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total136,588[1]
 • Density94/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Mongla

Geography

Mongla is located at 22.4833°N 89.6083°E / 22.4833; 89.6083. It has 27192 households and total area 1461.22 km2.

Mongla Upazila borders Rampal Upazila on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Morrelganj and Sarankhola Upazilas on the east and Dacope Upazila on the west. The main rivers are Pasur and Mongla.

Mongla (Town) stands on the river Pashur. It is the second biggest seaport of the country. The area of the town is 17.79 km2.

The Port of Mongla
Main article: Port of Mongla

There is a link port in Khulna city. It is the second-largest and busiest seaport in Bangladesh. It is situated close to the shores of the Bay of Bengal and the Pashur river.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mongla had a population of 137,947. Males constituted 54.73% of the population, and females 45.27%. The population aged 18 or over was 77,995. Mongla had an average literacy rate of 42.8% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Mongla municipality was established in 1991. The town has a population of 60561; males 57.27%, females 42.73%). The population density is 2943 people per km2. The literacy rate among the town's people is 53.6%. The town has a Dak bungalow.

71.31% of the population is Muslim, 24.95% are Hindu, and 3.74% follow other beliefs.

Administration

Mongla thana was established in 1976 and was turned into an upazila in 1983.

Mongla Upazila is divided into Mongla Municipality and six union parishads: Burirdanga, Chandpi, Chila, Mithakhali, Suniltala, and Sundarban. The union parishads are subdivided into 32 mauzas and 76 villages.[3]

Mongla Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 13 mahallas.[3]

Education

The literacy rate is 42.80%, comprising 49.6% among males, and 34.2% among females. The educational institutions comprise four colleges, 20 high schools, a junior school, 32 government primary schools, 29 non-government primary schools, five satellite schools and 18 madrasas, the most noted of which is St Pauls High School. It was established in 1954 by Italian missionaries. After that, Freedom Fighter Father Marino Rigon dedicated his whole career for this, and he was laid to rest in Mongla too.[4]

According to Banglapedia, Mongla Bandar Secondary School, founded in 1987, is a notable secondary school.[5]

Media

The newspapers and periodicals are the Daily Sundarban and weekly Mongla.

References
  1. "Bangladesh: Administrative Division (Districts and Subdistricts) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Bagerhat" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. Correspondent, Bagerhat. "Father Marino Rigon laid to rest in Mongla". Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  5. Rahman, Moshfequr (2012). "Mongla Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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