Domar Upazila
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Geography
Domar is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates".. It has 58,020 households and total area 216.36 km2. Three rivers, namely Buri Tista, Shalki and Deonai are flowing through the upazila.[2]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Domar Upazila had 58,020 households and a population of 249,429. 64,048 (25.68%) were under 10 years of age. Domar had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 48.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 990 females per 1000 males. 40,173 (16.11%) lived in urban areas.[4][5]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Domar has a population of 175507. Males constitute 51.16% of the population, and females 48.84%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 87290. Domar has an average literacy rate of 39% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[6]
Administration
Domar thana was formed in 1875 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984.[7] It was under Dimla thana before 1875.
Domar Upazila is divided into Domar Municipality and ten union parishads: Bamunia, Bhogda Buri, Boragari, Domar, Gomnati Union, Harinchara, Jorabari, Ketkibari, Panga Motukpur, Sonaray and Melapanga. The union parishads are subdivided into 47 mauzas and 47 villages.[4]
Domar Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 12 mahallas.[4]
Notable people
- Shahrin Islam Tuhin, BNP politician
- Mustafa Kamal, former Chief Justice of Bangladesh and Chairman of Law Commission
See also
References
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