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Nabiganj Upazila

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Nabiganj

| native_name = নবীগঞ্জ

| settlement_type = Upazila

| nickname =

| motto =

| image_skyline = Bibiyana Gas Field,.jpg

| image_caption = Bibiyana Gas Field

| image_map = Nabiganj in Sylhet division (Bangladesh).svg

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_name1 = Sylhet

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Habiganj

| leader_title = MP (Habiganj-1)

| leader_name = Vacant

| leader_party =

| leader_title1 = Upazila Chairman

| leader_name1 = Muhammad Fazlul Haq Chowdhury Salim Timirpuri

| established_title = Thana

| established_date = 1839

| established_title1 = Upazila

| established_date1 = 1983

| unit_pref =

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 439.61

| area_land_km2 =

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| area_water_percent =

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_note =

| population_demonym = Nabiganji or Nobigonji

| population_total = 367385

| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=404}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = BST

| utc_offset = +6

| coordinates = {{coord|24|{{#expr:.56701*60 round 1}}|N|91|{{#expr:.51430*60 round 1}}|E|display=inline}}

| elevation_footnotes =

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| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 3370{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/dae3e307-9ee8-44b1-bfb0-257d48d23905 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| area_code = 08328{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}

| website = {{URL|http://nabiganj.habiganj.gov.bd/}}

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Nabiganj ({{langx|bn|নবীগঞ্জ|Nobīgonj}}, is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.{{cite Banglapedia|author=Kazi M Hasan Ali|article=Nabiganj Upazila}}

History

After the Conquest of Sylhet in 1303, many disciples of Shah Jalal migrated and settled in present-day Nabiganj where they preached Islam to the local people. Shah Sikandar migrated to Paschimgaon (Sikandarpur), Hafiz Muhammad Zakariyyah Arabi to Pithua, Shah Sadruddin Qurayshi to Parbatpur (Sadrabad) and Qazi Tajuddin Qurayshi to Chouki.

In the late 17th century, Inathganj Bazar was founded. Inathganj became a centre for the Asian Jute trade. The current Inathganj High School was originally a jute warehouse. Many ships would crowd in the banks of Inathganj Bazar, and go to many corners of the world, and evidence of this remains at the present-day high school.{{cite book|language=bn|title=Sileter Mati, Sileter Manush|author=Fazlur Rahman|year=1991|publisher=M A Sattar|location=Sylhet District}}

Geography

Nabiganj is located at {{coord|24.56701|N|91.51430|E|}}. It has 61,770 households and total area {{cvt|439.61|km2}}.

Demographics

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According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Nabiganj Upazila had 61,770 households and a population of 345,179. 95,265 (27.60%) were under 10 years of age. Nabiganj had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 41.01%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1034 females per 1000 males. 29,513 (8.55%) lived in urban areas.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Habiganj |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Habiganj.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Community Tables: Habiganj district |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCen2011/COMMUNITY_Habiganj.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj has a population of 246933. Males constitute 50.27% of the population, and females 49.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126527. Nabiganj has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.{{cite web | accessdate = November 10, 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.}}

Administration

Nabiganj Upazila is divided into 13 union parishads: Aushkandi, Bausha, Debparra, Digholbak, Gaznaipur, Inatganj, Kaliarbhanga, Kargoan, Kurshi, Nabiganj Sadar, Paniumda, Paschim Bara Bhakoir, and Purba Bara Bhakoir. The union parishads are subdivided into 219 mauzas and 355 villages.

People

See also

References

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{{Habiganj District}}

{{Upazilas of Sylhet Division}}

Category:Upazilas of Habiganj District

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