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Daudkandi Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Comilla District

Area
  
376.2 km²

Division
  
Chittagong Division

Time zone
  
BST (UTC+6)

Local time
  
Saturday 10:57 AM

Daudkandi Upazila

Website
  
Official Map of Daudkandi

Weather
  
27°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 66% Humidity

Daudkandi (Bengali: দাউদকান্দি) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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Map of Daudkandi, Bangladesh

Geography

Daudkandi is located at 23.5333°N 90.7167°E / 23.5333; 90.7167 . It has 77,102 households and a total area of 376.23 km².

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Daudkandi had a population of 458, 503. Males constituted 50.44% of the population, and females 49.56%. The population aged 18 or over was 215, 409. Daudkandi had an average literacy rate of 29.9% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Upazila Chairman: Major (Retd.) Mohammad Ali

Vice Chairman:

Woman Vice Chairman:

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO): Muhammad Asaduzzaman

Daudkandi has 15 Unions 1 Pourosova, 281 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 467 villages.

Notable residents

  • Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad: 5th President of Bangladesh (15 August 1975 to 3 November 1975)
  • Engineer Abdur Rashid - former minister
  • Major General (Retd.) Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan - Member of the Parliament, Chairman Parliamentary Committee of Defence
  • Dr. Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain -Former minister of Power & Energy & Health and Family Welfare
  • References

    Daudkandi Upazila Wikipedia


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