Bhola District

Bhola ভোলা
District
Location of Bhola in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22.6903°N 90.6525°ECoordinates: 22.6903°N 90.6525°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Area
• Total	3,737.21 km2 (1,442.94 sq mi)
Population (2011 Census, provisional)
• Total	1,758,000
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	29.47% (1991)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	BDST (UTC+7)
Postal code	8300
Website	Banglapedia Article

Bhola District (Bengali: ভোলা) is an administrative district (zila) in south-western Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3,737.21 km². It is bounded by Lakshmipur and Barisal Districts to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the south, by Lakshmipur and Noakhali districts, the (lower) Meghna river and Shahbazpur Channel to the east, and by Patuakhali District and the Tetulia river to the west.^[1] About 400 mmcf natural gas has been found at Kachia in Bhola which is being used to run a power station.

Contents

• 1 Subdistricts
• 2 Islands
• 3 Administration
• 4 Places of interest
• 5 Religion
• 6 Members of ninth Jatiyo Sangshad (2009 - )
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes

Subdistricts

Bhola district comprises the following upazilas:

1. Bhola Sadar Upazila
2. Burhanuddin Upazila
3. Char Fasson Upazila
4. Daulatkhan Upazila
5. Lalmohan Upazila
6. Manpura Upazila
7. Tazumuddin Upazila

Islands

• Bhola Island
• Manpura Island

Administration

Administrator of Zila Porishod: Abdul Momin (Tulu) [1]
Deputy Commissioner (DC): Khondokar Mostafizur Rahman [2]

Places of interest

• Bhola Govt. High School
• Bhola Govt. College
• Bhola Girls High School
• Govt. Fazilatunnesa Women's College
• Central Saheed Minar
• Kobi Mozammel Haque Town Hall
• Tulatuli
• Bhola Shishu Park
• (কাঠালী দফাদার বাড়ি) Kathali Dafader Bari, Sadar, Bhola.
• Dhaligour Nagar High School
• Bhola Bus Stand
• Monpura (Natural scenery)
• Dhal Char
• বোরহানুদ্দিন আব্দুল জব্বার কলেজ (Bhurhanuddin Abdul Jabbar College)

Religion

Religion in Bhola District
Religion			Percent
Islam			93.42%
Hinduism			6.50%
Others			0.08%

The district of Bhola consists 3083 mosques, 15 temples and a Buddhist temple.

Members of ninth Jatiyo Sangshad (2009 - )

Bhola-1 (Bhola Sadar Upazila and part of Daulatkhan Upazila) Seat 115: Barrister Andaleeve Rahman (Partho) [from Bangladesh Jatiya Party (Monju)] [3]
Bhola-2 (Burhanuddin Upazila and part of Daulatkhan Upazila) Seat 116: Tofail Ahmed [from Awami League]
Bhola-3 (Lalmohan Upazila and Tazumuddin Upazila) Seat 117: Nurunnabi Chowdhury (Shawon) [from Awami League]
Bhola-4 (Char Fasson Upazila, Chor Aicha Upazila, South Aaicha Upazila and Manpura Upazila) Seat 118: Abdullah Al Islam (Jakob) [from Awami League] [4]

See also

• Districts of Bangladesh
• Barisal Division