Dowarabazar (Bengali: দোয়ারাবাজার) is an upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.[1]
Dowarabazar দোয়ারাবাজার | |
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| Nickname: Duarabazar | |
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| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet |
| District | Sunamganj |
| Established | 1976 |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sunamganj-5) | MR. Muhibur Rahman Manik (Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 263.35 km2 (101.68 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 228,460 |
| • Density | 870/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Dowarabazari, Duarabazari |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3070 |
| Website | www |
Geography
Dowarabazar is located at 25°03′00″N 91°34′00″E / 25.0500°N 91.5667°E. It has 42,693 households and total area 263.35 km2 and bounded by the Indian state of Meghalaya and border on the north, and Chhatak Upazila on the south and east, Sunamganj Sadar Upazila on the west. Main rivers are Surma, Jadukata etc.
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Dowarabazar Upazila had 42,693 households and a population of 228,460. 72,682 (31.81%) were under 10 years of age. Dowarabazar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 30.38%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1035 females per 1000 males. 14,794 (6.48%) lived in urban areas.[2][3]
Administration
Dowarabazar Upazila is divided into nine union parishads: Banglabazar, Bouglabazar, Dohalia, Dowarabazar, Laxmipur, Mannargaon, Norsingpur, Pandargaon, and Surma. The union parishads are subdivided into 151 mauzas and 308 villages.[2]
Dowarabazar Model Govt Primary School, Dowarabazar High School and Dowarabazar Degree College is situated in Dowarabazar town.
Notable residents
- Dewan Mohammad Azraf, teacher, author, politician, journalist and philosopher
- Abdul Mazid, freedom fighter, Member of Bangladesh Parliament
- Kakon Bibi, Bangladeshi freedom fighter, Bir Protik