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'''Amtali Upazila''' ([[Barguna District|barguna district]]) area 720.76 sq km, located in between 21°51' and 22°18' north latitudes and in between 90°00' and 90°23' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Patuakhali Sadar Upazila|patuakhali sadar]] upazila on the north, [[Bay of Bengal|bay of bengal]] on the south, [[Galachipa Upazila|galachipa]] and [[Kalapara Upazila|kalapara]] upazilas on the east, [[Barguna Sadar Upazila|barguna sadar]] and [[Mirzaganj Upazila|mirzaganj]] upazilas ([[Patuakhali District|patuakhali]]) on the west.

''Population'' Total 259757; male 132017, female 127740; Muslim 242517, Hindu 16058, Christian 1134, Buddhist 18 and others 30. Indigenous community such as [[Rakhain, The|rakhain]] community belongs to Barabagi and Panchakoralia unions to this upazila.

''Water bodies'' Burishwar and Andarmanick rivers and Rabnabad channel are noted.

''Administration'' Gulisakhali thana, formed in 1859, was shifted to Amtali in 1904 and it was turned into an upazila in 1982.

{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Upazila
|-
| rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || colspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural || | Urban || Rural
|-
|
1 (Amtali)
|
10
|
66
|
181
|
18179
|
241578
|
360
|
64.3
|
44.5
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="6" | Municipality
|-
|
Area 
(sq km))
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density 
(per sq km)
|
Literacy 
rate (%)
|-
|
8.75
|
9
|
15
|
13305
|
1521
|
69.9
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="5" | Upazila Town
|-
|
Area 
(sq km)
|
Mouza
|
Population
|
Density 
(per sq km)
|
Literacy 
rate (%)
|-
|
12.25
|
1
|
4874
|
400
|
48.2
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
| colspan="5" | Union
|-
| rowspan="2" | Name of union and GO code || rowspan="2" | Area (acre) || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Male || Female
|-
|
Atharogashia 23
|
8873
|
11357
|
11271
|
42.67
|-
|
Arpangashia 15
|
6633
|
7483
|
7050
|
42.21
|-
|
Amtali 13
|
12531
|
12122
|
11728
|
84.26
|-
|
Karaibariav 79
|
13429
|
10452
|
10020
|
52.24
|-
|
Kukua 87
|
4444
|
11571
|
11788
|
39.73
|-
|
Gulishakhali 63
|
10935
|
14065
|
14118
|
45341
|-
|
Chowra 47
|
8062
|
10178
|
9968
|
47.83
|-
|
Panchakoralia 94
|
13044
|
12269
|
11995
|
29.15
|-
|
Barabagi 39
|
33423
|
20034
|
18438
|
48.95
|-
|
Haldia 71
|
17444
|
15439
|
15106
|
46.68
|}

''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

''Archaeological heritage and relics'' Tomb of Kazi Kalu at Tepura and clay fort at Chaora Patakata (Mughal period).

''Marks of the War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 3.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 45.90%; male 49.10%, female 42.70%. Noted educational institutions: Amtali Degree College (1969), Amtali AK Pilot High School (1934).

''Newspaper and periodicals'' Payrapar (weekly), Shok Noy Shakti.

[[Image:AmtaliUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]

''Cultural organizations'' Club 26, Library 1, theatre group 2, literary organisation 2, women's organisation 2, cinema hall 3.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 70.46%, non-agriculture labourer 4.01%, commerce 9.42%, service 4.27%, construction 1.02%, religious service 0.18%, rent and remittance 0.16%, transport and communication 1.74%, industry 0.26% and others 8.48%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, peanut, khesari, mug, gram, mustard, potato, chilli, pumpkin.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sesame, linseed.

''Main fruits'' Guava, amra, watermelon.

''Communication facilities'' Waterways 410 nautical miles.

''Traditional transport'' Palanquin.

''Noted manufactories'' Saw mill, flour mill, soap factory, pen factory.

''Cottage industries'' Weaving, [[Blacksmith|blacksmith]], welding, potteries, wood work, cane work, bamboo work.

''Hats, bazars and fair'' Gazipur cattle market and Gazi Kalu's Mela are notable.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of this upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 9.05% of the dwelling households only have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 93.82%, tap 0.03%, pond 4.37% and others 1.51%. Arsenic in tolerable limit has been detected in shallow tube-well water of this upazila.

''Sanitation'' 34.98% (rural 31.70% and urban 80.18%) of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 55.44% (urban 58.23% and rural 17.05%) of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 9.58% of households do not have sanitation facilities.

''Heath centres'' Upazila health centre 1, satellite clinic 3, union health and family planning centre 3, family planning centre 7.

''Natural disasters'' A devastating tidal bore and cyclone of 12 November 1970 in the region causing loss of the people and of livestock; it also damaged serious damage to crops.

''NGO activities'' Care, [[BRAC| brac]], [[ASA| asa]], [[Proshika| proshika]], Dhaka Ahsania Mission, [[Caritas|caritas]]. [Shabuddin Panna]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Amtali Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

[[bn:আমতলী উপজেলা]]

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