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	'''Chandpur District''' ([[Chittagong Division\|chittagong division]]) area ~~1704~~.06 sq km, located in between 23°00' and 23°30' north latitudes and in between 90°32' and 91°02' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Munshiganj District\|munshiganj]] and [[Comilla District\|comilla]] districts on the north, [[Noakhali District\|noakhali]], [[Lakshmipur District\|lakshmipur]] and [[Barisal District\|barisal]] districts on the south, Comilla district on the east, [[Meghna River\|meghna]] river, [[Shariatpur District\|shariatpur]], and Munshiganj districts on the west.		'''Chandpur District''' ([[Chittagong Division\|chittagong division]]) area 1645.32 sq km, located in between 23°00' and 23°30' north latitudes and in between 90°32' and 91°02' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Munshiganj District\|munshiganj]] and [[Comilla District\|comilla]] districts on the north, [[Noakhali District\|noakhali]], [[Lakshmipur District\|lakshmipur]] and [[Barisal District\|barisal]] districts on the south, Comilla district on the east, [[Meghna River\|meghna]] river, [[Shariatpur District\|shariatpur]], and Munshiganj districts on the west.

	''Population'' Total ~~2271229~~; male ~~1124882~~, female ~~1146347~~; Muslim ~~2124397~~, Hindu ~~145003~~, Buddhist ~~539~~, Christian ~~106~~ and others ~~1184~~.		''Population'' Total 2416018; male 1145831, female 1270187; Muslim 2269246, Hindu 145551, Buddhist 110, Christian 423 and others 688.

	''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Meghna, [[Dakatia River\|dakatia]], [[Gumti River\|gumti]], Dhanagada river and Ghorgaon Jala are notable.		''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Meghna, [[Dakatia River\|dakatia]], [[Gumti River\|gumti]], Dhanagada river and Ghorgaon Jala are notable.
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	\| ~~1704~~.06 \|\| 8 \|\| 6 \|\| 87 \|\| ~~1062~~ \|\| ~~1237~~ \|\| ~~314102~~ \|\| ~~1957127~~ \|\| ~~1333~~ \|\| 50.3		\| 1645.32 \|\| 8 \|\| 7 \|\| 87 \|\| 971 \|\| 1230 \|\| 435724 \|\| 1980294 \|\| 1468 \|\| 56.8
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	\| Name of upazila \|\| Area (sq km) \|\| Municipality \|\| Union \|\| Mouza \|\| Village \|\| Population \|\| Density (per sq km) \|\| Literacy rate (%)		\| Name of upazila \|\| Area (sq km) \|\| Municipality \|\| Union \|\| Mouza \|\| Village \|\| Population \|\| Density (per sq km) \|\| Literacy rate (%)
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	\| Kachua \|\| 235.82 \|\| 1 \|\| 12 \|\| ~~173~~ \|\| 232 \|\| ~~331360~~ \|\| ~~1405~~ \|\| 44.8		\| Kachua \|\| 235.81 \|\| 1 \|\| 12 \|\| 159 \|\| 232 \|\| 382139 \|\| 1621 \|\| 53.8
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	\| Chandpur Sadar \|\| 308.79 \|\| 1 \|\| 14 \|\| ~~146~~ \|\| ~~110~~ \|\| ~~436680~~ \|\| ~~1414~~ \|\| 57.12		\| Chandpur Sadar \|\| 308.77 \|\| 1 \|\| 14 \|\| 136 \|\| 112 \|\| 465919 \|\| 1509 \|\| 56.1
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	\|Faridganj \|\| ~~231~~.54 \|\| 1 \|\| 16 \|\| ~~178~~ \|\| ~~175~~ \|\| ~~374760~~ \|\| ~~1619~~ \|\| 53.8		\| Faridganj \|\| 232.22 \|\| 1 \|\| 15 \|\| 161 \|\| 161 \|\| 396683 \|\| 1708 \|\| 58.1
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	\|Matlab Uttar \|\| ~~277~~.53 \|\| 1 \|\| 13 \|\| ~~147~~ \|\| ~~248~~ \|\| ~~299935~~ \|\| ~~1081~~ \|\| 47.9		\| Matlab Uttar \|\| 260.29 \|\| 1 \|\| 14 \|\| 135 \|\| 251 \|\| 292057 \|\| 1122 \|\| 54.4
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	\|Matlab Dakshin \|\| ~~131~~.69 \|\| 1 \|\| 6 \|\| 97 \|\| 99 \|\| ~~207611~~ \|\| ~~1576~~ \|\| 42.4		\| Matlab Dakshin \|\| 129.32 \|\| 1 \|\| 6 \|\| 77 \|\| 97 \|\| 210050 \|\| 1624 \|\| 56.7
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	\|Shahrasti \|\| 154.31 \|\| 1 \|\| 9 \|\| ~~162~~ \|\| 163 \|\| ~~203952~~ \|\| ~~1322~~ \|\| 57.30		\| Shahrasti \|\| 154.81 \|\| 1 \|\| 9 \|\| 152 \|\| 163 \|\| 229118 \|\| 1480 \|\| 62.7
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	\|Haimchar \|\| ~~174~~.49 \|\| - \|\| 6 \|\| 28 \|\| 59 \|\| ~~125108~~ \|\| ~~717~~ \|\| 40.29		\| Haimchar \|\| 134.16 \|\| - \|\| 6 \|\| 28 \|\| 65 \|\| 109575 \|\| 817 \|\| 48.1
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	\| Hajiganj \|\| 189.90 \|\| 1 \|\| 11 \|\| ~~131~~ \|\| ~~151~~ \|\| ~~291823~~ \|\| ~~1537~~ \|\| 49.12		\| Hajiganj \|\| 189.90 \|\| 1 \|\| 11 \|\| 122 \|\| 149 \|\| 330477 \|\| 1740 \|\| 60.6
	\|}		\|}
	''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census ~~2001~~,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.		''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2011,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

	[[Image:ChandpurDistrict.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right]]		[[Image:ChandpurDistrict.jpg\|thumb\|400px\|right]]
	''~~History of the~~ War of Liberation'' ~~On 12 May 1971~~ the Pak army ~~brutally killed 50 persons and set many houses on fire at village Kashimpur~~ of ~~[[Hajiganj Upazila\|hajiganj]] upazila~~. ~~After this genocide, the freedom~~ fighters ~~attacked~~ the Pak army in ~~which 17 Pak soldiers were killed~~ and ~~so were 2 freedom fighters~~. ~~'A battle was fought between the allied forces and the Pak army near Belpur on the eastern side of Naura~~, ~~Suchipara~~ and ~~Unkiler under [[Shahrasti Upazila\|shahrasti]] upazila in which 35 Pak soldiers were killed~~ and ~~so were 13 members of the allied forces~~. ~~During the war~~ of ~~liberation a hospital was established~~ at ~~village Nischintapur for giving medical treatment to wounded freedom fighters~~.		''War of Liberation'' A large area of Chandpur district (bout 1200 squre miles) ranging from Shuchipara of Shahrasti Upazila to the low lying belt of Faridganj was free of Pak army during the nine months of the War of Liberation. The area was controlled by mass people fighting in resistance. Freedom fighters of the district fought against Pak army in a number of places of the Sadar upazila of the district and some other upazilas beyond its boundaries. Mass killing sites had been discovered at Raghunathpur Bazar (Hajiganj), Hamidia Jute Mills Compound, North and south Ray Sree and there is a mass grave at Nasircourt (Hajiganj). A number of memorial monuments (such as "Aungikar" meaning Oath and “Amra Tomader Bhulbana” meaning we won’t forget you at Faridganj, "Dipta Bangladesh" meaning enlightened Bangladesh at Matlab and one at Chandrakandi of Sadullahpur, Matlab.

	''Marks of War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 'Aungikar', 'Amra tomader bhulbana' (we shall never forget you) at Faridganj, 'Dipta Bangladesh' at Matlab and Chandrakandi memorial monument (Sadullahpur, Matlab); mass killing site: Raghunathpur Bazar (Hajiganj), Hamidia Jute Mills Compound, North and south Ray Sree; mass grave: Nasircourt (Hajiganj).		''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 56.8%; male 56.1%, female 57.3%. Educational institution: college 47, primary teachers training institute 1, secondary school 240, kindergarten 11, primary school 1470, mass education school 76, BRAC school 28, community school 93, satellite school 37, madrasa 1167. Noted educational institutions: Zelani Chisti College Faridganj Degree College, Haimchar Degree College, Puran Bazar Degree College, Hajiganj Model College, Matlab College, Hossain Ali Govt. High School, Chandpur Govt. Technical High School, Janata High School, Puran Bazar Girls High School, Char Kalia High School, Naobhanga Joypur High School, Fathepur Abul Hosan High School, Narayanpur Junior Girls High School, Hajiganj Pilot High School, Sachar Multilateral High School, Shahrasti Model School, Amanullah Govt. Primary School, Paikdi Govt. Primary School, Purbo Jafarabad Govt. Primary School, Modhya Raghunathpur Govt. Primary School.

	''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 50.3%; male 51.9%, female 48.7%. Educational institution: college 47, primary teachers training institute 1, secondary school 240, kindergarten 11, primary school 1470, mass education school 76, BRAC school 28, community school 93, satellite school 37, madrasa 1167. Noted educational institutions: Zelani Chisti College Faridganj Degree College, Haimchar Degree College, Puran Bazar Degree College, Hajiganj Model College, Matlab College, Hossain Ali Govt. High School, Chandpur Govt. Technical High School, Janata High School, Puran Bazar Girls High School, Char Kalia High School, Naobhanga Joypur High School, Fathepur Abul Hosan High School, Narayanpur Junior Girls High School, Hajiganj Pilot High School, Sachar Multilateral High School, Shahrasti Model School, Amanullah Govt. Primary School, Paikdi Govt. Primary School, Purbo Jafarabad Govt. Primary School, Modhya Raghunathpur Govt. Primary School.

	''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 44.42%, non-agricultural labourer 3.12%, industry 0.91%, commerce 16.17%, transport and communication 3.05%, service 13.24%, construction 2.27%, religious service 0.40%, rent and remittance 4.35% and others 12.07%.		''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 44.42%, non-agricultural labourer 3.12%, industry 0.91%, commerce 16.17%, transport and communication 3.05%, service 13.24%, construction 2.27%, religious service 0.40%, rent and remittance 4.35% and others 12.07%.
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	''See also'' Upazilas of the district.		''See also'' Upazilas of the district.

	'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Chandpur District 2007; Cultural survey report of upazilas of Chandpur district 2007.		'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001 and 2011, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Chandpur District 2007; Cultural survey report of upazilas of Chandpur district 2007.

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'''Chandpur District''' ([[Chittagong Division|chittagong division]]) area 1704.06 sq km, located in between 23°00' and 23°30' north latitudes and in between 90°32' and 91°02' east longitudes. It is bounded by [[Munshiganj District|munshiganj]] and [[Comilla District|comilla]] districts on the north, [[Noakhali District|noakhali]], [[Lakshmipur District|lakshmipur]] and [[Barisal District|barisal]] districts on the south, Comilla district on the east, [[Meghna River|meghna]] river, [[Shariatpur District|shariatpur]], and Munshiganj districts on the west.

''Population'' Total 2271229; male 1124882, female 1146347; Muslim 2124397, Hindu 145003, Buddhist 539, Christian 106 and others 1184.

''Water bodies'' Main rivers: Meghna, [[Dakatia River|dakatia]], [[Gumti River|gumti]], Dhanagada river and Ghorgaon Jala are notable.

''Administration'' Chandpur sub-division was established in 1878 and was included in Tripura district. It was turned into a district in 1984.
{| class="table table-hover table-bordered"
|-
| colspan="10" | District
|-
| rowspan="2" | Area (sq km) || rowspan="2" | Upazila || rowspan="2" | Municipality || rowspan="2" | Union || rowspan="2" | Mouza || rowspan="2" | Village || colspan="2" | Population || rowspan="2" | Density (per sq km) || rowspan="2" | Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Urban || Rural
|-
| 1704.06 || 8 || 6 || 87 || 1062 || 1237 || 314102 || 1957127 || 1333 || 50.3
|}
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|-
| colspan="9" | Others Information of District
|-
| Name of upazila || Area (sq km) || Municipality || Union || Mouza || Village || Population || Density (per sq km) || Literacy rate (%)
|-
| Kachua || 235.82 || 1 || 12 || 173 || 232 || 331360 || 1405 || 44.8
|-
| Chandpur Sadar || 308.79 || 1 || 14 || 146 || 110 || 436680 || 1414 || 57.12
|-
|Faridganj || 231.54 || 1 || 16 || 178 || 175 || 374760 || 1619 || 53.8
|-
|Matlab Uttar || 277.53 || 1 || 13 || 147 || 248 || 299935 || 1081 || 47.9
|-
|Matlab Dakshin || 131.69 || 1 || 6 || 97 || 99 || 207611 || 1576 || 42.4
|-
|Shahrasti || 154.31 || 1 || 9 || 162 || 163 || 203952 || 1322 || 57.30
|-
|Haimchar || 174.49 || - || 6 || 28 || 59 || 125108 || 717 || 40.29
|-
| Hajiganj || 189.90 || 1 || 11 || 131 || 151 || 291823 || 1537 || 49.12
|}
''Source'' Bangladesh Population Census 2001,Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.

[[Image:ChandpurDistrict.jpg|thumb|400px|right]]
''History of the War of Liberation'' On 12 May 1971 the Pak army brutally killed 50 persons and set many houses on fire at village Kashimpur of [[Hajiganj Upazila|hajiganj]] upazila. After this genocide, the freedom fighters attacked the Pak army in which 17 Pak soldiers were killed and so were 2 freedom fighters. 'A battle was fought between the allied forces and the Pak army near Belpur on the eastern side of Naura, Suchipara and Unkiler under [[Shahrasti Upazila|shahrasti]] upazila in which 35 Pak soldiers were killed and so were 13 members of the allied forces. During the war of liberation a hospital was established at village Nischintapur for giving medical treatment to wounded freedom fighters.

''Marks of War of Liberation'' Memorial monument 'Aungikar', 'Amra tomader bhulbana' (we shall never forget you) at Faridganj, 'Dipta Bangladesh' at Matlab and Chandrakandi memorial monument (Sadullahpur, Matlab); mass killing site: Raghunathpur Bazar (Hajiganj), Hamidia Jute Mills Compound, North and south Ray Sree; mass grave: Nasircourt (Hajiganj).

''Literacy rate and educational institutions'' Average literacy 50.3%; male 51.9%, female 48.7%. Educational institution: college 47, primary teachers training institute 1, secondary school 240, kindergarten 11, primary school 1470, mass education school 76, BRAC school 28, community school 93, satellite school 37, madrasa 1167. Noted educational institutions: Zelani Chisti College Faridganj Degree College, Haimchar Degree College, Puran Bazar Degree College, Hajiganj Model College, Matlab College, Hossain Ali Govt. High School, Chandpur Govt. Technical High School, Janata High School, Puran Bazar Girls High School, Char Kalia High School, Naobhanga Joypur High School, Fathepur Abul Hosan High School, Narayanpur Junior Girls High School, Hajiganj Pilot High School, Sachar Multilateral High School, Shahrasti Model School, Amanullah Govt. Primary School, Paikdi Govt. Primary School, Purbo Jafarabad Govt. Primary School, Modhya Raghunathpur Govt. Primary School.

''Main sources of income'' Agriculture 44.42%, non-agricultural labourer 3.12%, industry 0.91%, commerce 16.17%, transport and communication 3.05%, service 13.24%, construction 2.27%, religious service 0.40%, rent and remittance 4.35% and others 12.07%.

''Newspapers and periodicals'' Dailies: Chandpur Kantha, Chandpur Darpan, Chandpur Probaho, Alokito Chandpur, Illshepar; Weeklies: Chandpur, Chandpur Sangbad, Rupasi, Dibachitra, Hajiganj, Rupali Chandpur, Diba Kantha, Matlab Kantha; Defunct: Nababanga (1947), Alo (1947), Weekly Annagram (1960), Bharat Hitashi, Rakta Palash, Raktim Surya and Mohana.

''Folk Culture'' The distinctive folk literature of Chandpur is mainly an indistinguishable part of that of the greater Comilla district. It includes folk tales, ballads, legends, historical tales, ballads-songs,' upakatha-rupkatha (fairy tales), sloka, spiritual songs, proverbs, Panchali gazir bot, jatra, kavigan etc. Folk games and sports include Ha-du-du, Dariyabanda, gollachhut, dang-guli, kadikkhela, Lai khela, Bauchhi, kanamachhi, kamalachuri, baghbandi, panchghunti, solaghunti, marbel khela, kari khela, kathi khela, kumari khela, spinning of latim, ekka-dokka, etc. Most of these games and sports are now either extinct or nearly extinct. Besides, a number of theatre groups occasionally perform staging of drama.

''Tourist spots'' District Illish Chattor, Shaharpar Dighi, Shibganj Nil Kuthi, Rupsha Zamindar Bari, Sree Sree Jagannath Mandir. [Abul Khaer Khan]

''See also'' Upazilas of the district.

'''References''' Bangladesh Population Census 2001, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics; Cultural survey report of Chandpur District 2007; Cultural survey report of upazilas of Chandpur district 2007.

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