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'''Barguna Sadar Upazila''' ([[Barguna District|barguna district]]) area 454.38 sq km, located in between 21°58' and 22°15' north latitudes and in between 89°59' and 90°14' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Betagi Upazila|betagi]], [[Mirzaganj Upazila|mirzaganj ]] and [[Patuakhali Sadar Upazila|patuakhali sadar upazila]] upazilas on the north, [[Bay of Bengal|bay of bengal]] and [[Amtali Upazila|amtali]] upazila on the south, Amtali upazila on the east, [[Patharghata Upazila|patharghata]] and [[Bamna Upazila|bamna]] upazilas on the west.

''Population'' Total 261343; male 128580, female 132763; Muslim 242900, Hindu 18293, Buddhist 91, Christian 34 and others 25.

''Water bodies'' [[Burishwar River|burishwar]], [[Bishkhali River|bishkhali ]], Khagdon and Nalidon rivers and Patkata, Barguna, Junia, Lalbongola and Phuldhalua canals are notable.

''Administration'' Barguna Thana was formed in 1904 and it was turned into an upazila in 1984. '

{| 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 || 10 || 51 || 191 || 32235 || 229108 || 575 || 75.9 || 56.1
|}
{| class="table table-bordered table-hover"
|-
| colspan="9" | Municipality
|-
|
Area<br>
(sq km)
|
Ward
|
Mahalla
|
Population
|
Density<br>
(per sq km)
|
Literacy rate<br>
(%)
|-
| 15.57 || 9 || 18 || 32235 || 2070 || 75.9
|}
{| 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
|-
| Aylapatakata 17 || 7086 || 9808 || 9974 || 54.9
|-
| M.Baliatali 85 || 15495 || 13894 || 15050 || 55.0
|-
| Keorabunia 76 || 5855 || 8633 || 9122 || 54.1
|-
| Gaurichanna 66 || 6611 || 13705 || 13970 || 64.4
|-
| Dhalua 47 || 7421 || 12386 || 13314 || 56.0
|-
| Naltona 95 || 8435 || 9673 || 10032 || 54.3
|-
| Phuljhury 57 || 5244 || 6318 || 6887 || 58.9
|-
| Badarkhali 19 || 7616 || 12785 || 13416 || 55.9
|-
| Barguna 28 || 5594 || 10120 || 10479 || 58.7
|-
| Burir Char 38 || 8661 || 14561 || 14981 || 49.8
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:BargunaSadarUpazila.jpg|thumb|400px]]
''War of Liberation'' During the [[War of Liberation, The|war of liberation]] the Pak army killed more than one hundred prisoners in the prison cells of the Barguna district Jail and buried them in a mass grave on the west side of the Jail compound on 29 and 30 November 1971. The Pak army killed many people of the Barguna Town area; they also killed a number of freedom fighters prior to fleeing the area in December 1971. Freedom fighters did not have any direct encounter with Pak army in Barguna but they carried out operations in surrounding areas. Barguna was liberated on 3 December. There is a mass grave at a place near the District Jail.

For details: see বরগুনা সদর উপজেলা, ''বাংলাদেশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জ্ঞানকোষ'' (Encyclopedia of Bangladesh War of Liberation), বাংলাদেশ এশিয়াটিক সোসাইটি, ঢাকা ২০২০, খণ্ড ৬।

''Religious institutions'' Mosque 610, temple 6.

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 58.6%; male 60.4%, female 57.0%. Educational institutions: college 7, MED college 1, BED college 1, PTI 1, vocational school 4, technical school and college 1, youth development centre 1, secondary school 52, primary school 233, madrasa 51. Most noted educational institution: Chhota Gaurichanna Secondary School (1926).

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Daily: Dainik Dipanchal, Dainik Saikat; fortnightly: Barguna; Weekly: Barguna, Bargunar Kantha; Defunct: Dainik Ajker Kantha, Bargunar Kantha.

''Cultural organisations'' Library 2, cinema hall 2.''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 55.82%, non-agricultural labourer 6.21%, industry 0.6%, commerce 15.62%, transport and communication 2.61%, service 8.06%, construction 1.93%, religious service 0.27%, rent and remittance 0.29% and others 8.59%.

''Main crops'' Paddy, ground-nut, khesari, mug, vegetables.

''Extinct or nearly extinct crops'' Sweet potato, tobacco, futi, water-melon, sesame, mustard.

''Main fruits'' Jackfruit, banana, papaya, palm, pineapple.

''Fisheries, dairies and poultries'' Fishery 16, dairy 5, poultry 26, hatchery 4.

''Communication facilities'' Roads: Pucca road 72 km, semi-pucca road 60 km, mud road 918 km; waterway 88 km.

''Extinct or nearly extinct traditional transport'' Palanquin.

''Noted manufactories'' Rice mill, oil mill, saw mill, ice factory, bidi factory, welding factory.

''Cottage industries'' Goldsmith, blacksmith, embroidery, weaving, wood work.

''Hats, bazars and fairs'' Barguna Baishakhi Mela; Gaurichanna, Babuganj and Chandkhali bazars are notable.

''Main exports'' Palm molasses, hilsa fish, dry shrimp.

''Access to electricity'' All the wards and unions of the upazila are under rural electrification net-work. However 31.6% of the dwelling households have access to electricity.

''Sources of drinking water'' Tube-well 94.4%, tap 0.5% and others 5.1%.

''Sanitation'' 73.2% of dwelling households of the upazila use sanitary latrines and 24.4% of dwelling houses use non-sanitary latrines; 2.4% of households do not have latrine facilities.

''Health centres'' Hospital 1, upazila health centre 1, health and family welfare centre 10, clinic 1, satellite clinic 1, maternity and child clinic 1, community clinic 27.'

''NGO activities'' Operationally important NGOs are [[BRAC|brac]], CARE, [[ASA|asa]]. [Safi Uddin Ahmed]

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Barguna Sadar Upazila 2007.

[[Category:Upazilas of Bangladesh]]

[[Category:Local Government]]

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Nasirkhan at 20:06, 13 October 2023