Bhola District

Bhola ভোলা
District
Location of Bhola in Bangladesh
Coordinates: BD 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°ECoordinates: BD 22°41′25″N 90°39′09″E / 22.6903°N 90.6525°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
Area
• Total	3,737.21 km^2 (1,442.94 sq mi)
Population (2011 Census)
• Total	1,776,795
• Density	480/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	29.47% (1991)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	8300
Website	www.bhola.gov.bd

Bhola District (Bengali: ভোলা) is an administrative district (zila) in south-central Bangladesh, which includes Bhola Island, the largest island of Bangladesh. It is located in the Barisal Division and has an area of 3737.21 km².^[1] 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.^[2] About 400 mmcf natural gas has been found at Kachia in Bhola which is being used to run a power station.

Subdistricts

Bhola district comprises the following upazilas:

1. Bhola Sadar Upazila
2. Daulatkhan Upazila
3. Burhanuddin Upazila
4. Tazumuddin Upazila
5. Lalmohan Upazila
6. Char Fasson Upazila
7. Manpura Upazila
8. Shoshi Bhushon
9. Dokkhin Aicha

Islands

• Bhola Island
• Manpura Island
• Dal Char

Educational institutions

• Bhola Govt. High School
• Bhola Govt. College
• Bhola Girls High School
• Govt. Fazilatunnesa Women's College
• Dhaligour Nagar High School
• Karim Gonj High School
• Charfassion Govt. College.
• Fatema Matin Women's College.charfassion.
• Mofizabad F.H. Secondary School
• Bhurhanuddin Abdul Jabbar College
• Burhanuddin Mahila College
• Bhola Govt. Technical School & College
• Burhanuddin Kamil Madrasha
• Burhanuddin Secondary School
• Goungapur Secondary School

Places of interest

• Central Saheed Minar, Bhola
• Kobi Mozammel Haque Town Hall
• Tulatuli river
• Bhola Shishu Park
• Bhola Kheya Ghat
• Monpura island
• Dhal Char
• Bank of Meghna
• Char Kukri-Mukri
• Shahbajpur Gas Field
• Shantir Hat Meghnar Par

Tarowa Dip

Members of ninth Jatiyo Sangshad (2014 - )

• Bhola-1 (Bhola Sadar Upazila and part of Daulatkhan Upazila) Seat 115: Tofael Ahmed [from Awami League]^[3]
• Bhola-2 (Burhanuddin Upazila and part of Daulatkhan Upazila) Seat 116: Ali Azam Mukul [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

Notes

1. Md Sakhaowat Hossain (2012). "Bhola District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. http://www.amardesh.com/zilla_bhola.php, Retrieved on 24-02-2011.
3. http://www.parliament.gov.bd/mp_list_9th.htm
4. http://www.lcgbangladesh.org/parliament/allmps.php