Country Bangladesh District Chittagong District Website Official Map of Anwara | Division Chittagong Division Time zone BST (UTC+6) Area 164.1 km² | |
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Neighborhoods Khilpara, Uttar Bandar | ||
Anwara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Contents
- Map of Anwara Bangladesh
- Geography
- Demographics
- Administration
- Members of ninth and tenth Parliament 2009 2014 2014
- References
Map of Anwara, Bangladesh
Geography
Anowara is located at 22.2167°N 91.9111°E / 22.2167; 91.9111 . It has 38,008 households and a total area of 164.13 km².
Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anowara has a population of 219446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 107408. Anowara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong .
Administration
Anowara has 11 Unions, 85 Mauzas, and 78 villages.
Chairman : Towhidul Hug Chowdhury (from Awami League)
Woman Vice Chairman :
Vice Chairman :Mrinal kanti dhor (from Awami League)
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Mohammad Faruque Hossen [1]
Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014- )
Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury (Javed), [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012. [2]