Chandpur District
Chandpur (চাঁদপুর)is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is at the end of a Bangladesh Railways line.
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চাঁদপুর | |
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 Location of Chandpur in Bangladesh | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,740.6 km2 (672.0 sq mi) |
| Population (1526) | |
| • Total | 2,600,263 |
| • Density | 1,493.89/km2 (3,869.15/sq mi) |
| Literacy rate | |
| • Total | 37.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+7 (BDST) |
| Website | Chandpur(চাঁদপুর জেলা) |
Geography
Chandpur district has a total area of 1704.06 square kilometres. It is bordered by Munshiganj District and Comilla District on the north, Noakhali District, Lakshmipur District and Barisal District on the south, Comilla District on the east, and Meghna River, Shariatpur District and Munshiganj District on the west.
Chandpur is where two of the biggest rivers of Bangladesh meet, the Padma River and the Meghna River.
Subdivisions
Chandpur has 6 municipalities, 60 wards, 195 mahallas, 8 upazilas, 1 thana, 87 union parishads and 1226 villages. The municipalities are Chandpur Sadar, Shahrasti, Matlab, Changer Char and Hajiganj. The administrative subdivisions called upazilas are:
Religions
In 1991 the religions of the people of this district were recorded as being: Muslim - 92.55%, Hindu - 7.18%, Buddhist - 0.06%, Christian - 0.07% and Others - 0.14%.[1]
Chandpur District Media
A symbol of Islam, the star and crescent, in a green. Created by Kbolino in Inkscape, who releases the image into the public domain for all intents and purposes.
AUM, a stylised letter of Devanagari script, used as a religious symbol in Hinduism
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