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AMTALI UPAZILA Latitude and Longitude:

22°7.764′N 90°13.734′E / 22.129400°N 90.228900°E / 22.129400; 90.228900
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Amtali
আমতলী
Location of Amtali
Coordinates: 22°7.764′N 90°13.734′E / 22.129400°N 90.228900°E / 22.129400; 90.228900
Country  Bangladesh
Division Barisal Division
District Barguna District
Area
 • Total386.92 km2 (149.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total182,798
 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 ( BST)
Website Official Map of the Amtali Upazila

Amtali ( Bengali: আমতলী) is an upazila of Barguna District [1] in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.Its a coastal area.

Geography

Amtali is at 22°07′46″N 90°13′44″E / 22.1294°N 90.2289°E / 22.1294; 90.2289. It has 45,804 households and a total area of 695 square km with 212 square km of water bodies.

Demographics

Historical population
Year Pop. (000) ±%
1981 232—    
1991 244+5.2%
2001 260+6.6%
2011 271+4.2%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [2]
Religions in Amtali upazila (2011) [3]
Religion Percent
Islam
94.29%
Hinduism
5.69%
Other or not stated
0.02%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Amtali has a population of 182,798 living in 42,201 households. Amtali has an average literacy rate of 51.73% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 1066 females per 1000 males. 21,808 (11.93%) of the population lived in urban areas. [3]

Administration

Amtali Upazila is divided into Amtali Municipality and seven union parishads: Amtali, Arpangasia, Atharogasia,Chawra, Gulishakhali, Holodia, and Kukua. [2] [4]

Amtali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Shabuddin Panna (2012). "Amtali Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Barguna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Population Census 2011 Community Tables: Barguna" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  4. ^ "List of Unions". Taltali Upazila. Archived from the original on 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2020-11-20.

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