Английская Википедия:Feni District

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use Bangladeshi English Шаблон:Infobox settlement Feni is a district situated in the southeast of Bangladesh, within Chittagong Division. Historically, it was part of the larger regions of Noakhali, Comilla, Chittagong, and Tripura, and separated from Pakistan's control on 6 December 1971. As of 2022, the estimated population of the district was about 1,648,896, with the density of 1,451 people per km2. The administrative hub of the district is the city of Feni, which also serves as the headquarters of Feni Sadar Upazila in the central section of the district. The original name of the district was Shamshernagar, which served as a mahakuma under the district of Noakhali (greater part), Comilla (few part) and Chittagong District (at rest) until 6 December 1984.[1] It is the 64th numbered district of Bangladesh. The district consists of six sub-districts: Sonagazi, Fulgazi, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya and Feni Sadar.

History

Шаблон:Main The Feni district, despite being a recent addition to the administrative landscape of the country, possesses a rich and ancient history. Historical records indicate the presence of human settlements dating back five thousand years ago within this region.[2]

Before 1984, it was a mahakuma of Noakhali district. In 1872–74, Amirgaon thana which was established by the Mughals was facing river erosion. Then it was moved to Khaiarat which was situated by the Feni river. The area came to be known as Feni because of the river. In 1876, a new mahakuma was established and the Khaiarat thana was moved to this new mahakuma and the mahakuma was named Feni. The first headquarter of the mahakuma was in Amirgaon thana. It was moved to Feni in 1881.[3][2]

During the administrative reconstruction, most of the Шаблон:Transliteration all over the country were upgraded to districts and Feni became one of them on 1 March 1984.[4][2]

Etymology

The name "Foni" (Шаблон:Lang-bn) can be found in the literary works of poets during the 16th century as river stream and as a ghat for ferry crossing. Kavindra Parameshwar used the word describing the area of Paragalpur (located in present-day Mirsarai). In later works, like the 17th century Persian book Baharistan-i-Ghaibi written by Mirza Nathan, the word "Foni" became Feni.[3][2]

Geography

Feni has a total area of 928.34 km2. It has boundaries with Comilla District and Tripura state of India in the north, Chittagong District and the Bay of Bengal in the south, Chittagong District and Tripura state in the east and Noakhali District in the west. Feni District has 6 upazilas and 43 unions. Feni, Mahuri, Kuhuri, Silonia and Kalidas Pahalia river are some of the major rivers of the district. Total forest area in the district is 2179.22 hectares.[5][6]

Administration

Feni District has 6 upazilas, 6 thanas, 5 municipalities, 43 unions, 564 villages and 540 mouzas.[7][8]

Name of Upazila Area (Square k.m) Headquarters Union Population
Feni Sadar Upazila 197.33 Feni 12 404,498
Daganbhuiyan Upazila 165.84 Daganbhuiyan 8 225,464
Chhagalnaiya Upazila 133.49 Chhagalnaiya 6 170,524
Sonagazi Upazila 205.07 Sonagazi 9 235,229
Parshuram Upazila 97.57 Parshuram 3 94,378
Fulgazi Upazila 99.03 Fulgazi 6 110,291

Demographics

Шаблон:Historical populations

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Feni District had 377,189 households and a population of 1,648,896, 40.5% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 1,665 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 80.6%, compared to the national average of 74.7%.[9]

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Religion in present-day Feni districtШаблон:Efn
Religion Population (1941)[10]Шаблон:Rp Percentage (1941) Population (2011)[11] Percentage (2011)
Islam Файл:Star and Crescent.svg 384,593 76.51% 1,352,866 94.12%
Hinduism Файл:Om.svg 117,958 23.47% 83,773 5.83%
Others Шаблон:Efn 123 0.02% 732 0.05%
Total Population 502,674 100% 1,437,371 100%

Majority of the people of this area are Muslim. 94.12% are Muslims, 5.83% Hindus.[6][7] The population density is about 1451 people per square kilometer.[12]

Economy

The main occupation of the people of the district are agriculture and foreign remittance. The main source of incomes are: agriculture 21%, non-agricultural labourer 2.57%, industry 35%, commerce 15.98%, transport and communication 4.66%, construction 1.86%, religious service 0.43%, rent and remittance 11.53% and others 12.19%. There are two industrial areas in this district. Total number of heavy industries are 4, medium industries are 17, small industries are 826 and cottage industries are 3419. There is a gas field in Dhalia union of Feni sadar area. Total area of agriculture land is 75,922 hectares and arable land is 74,720 hectare.[6][7]

Education

There are many of degree college, 10 higher secondary colleges, one girls' cadet college, one polytechnic institute, one computer institute, 155 high schools, 19 junior secondary schools, 97 madrasas, one teachers training college, one primary teacher's training institute and 528 government primary schools. Some of the major educational institutions are listed below.

Colleges
Diploma institutes
High schools
Madrasahs
  • Aftab bibi Fazil Madrasah

Health

There are one modern government general hospital, 5 upazila health complexes, one heart foundation hospital, one diabetic hospital, one chest disease clinic (tuberculosis), one trauma center, one mother and child care center, one nursing training institute, 19 union health centers, 33 union family care centers and 114 community clinics.[6]

There was a private medical college named Feni Medical College from 1997 to 2004.[13]

Transport

There is direct connection to the district from Dhaka. Total length of national highway is 31 km (Dhaka-Chittagong) and 20 km (Feni-Noakhali). Total length of concrete road is 1044.85 km, half-concrete road is 87.96 km and dirt road is 2,132.96 km. Star line travels, S. Alam travels, Keya travels, Saudia travels, Shyamoli travels, Sohag travels, Unique travels, Green Line travels etc. are major inter-division bus travel agencies.

Mahanagar Pravati, Paharika, Meghna, Udayan, Mahanagar Godhuli. Turnanishitha, Chattagram Mail, Karnaphuli, Jalalabad, Sagarika and Mymensingh Express are the trains servicing the district to travel various district.[14]

Member of the 11th parliament

Reference:[15]

Seat Name of MP Political Party
Feni-1 Shirin Akhter Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal
Feni-2 Nizam Uddin Hazari Bangladesh Awami League
Feni-3 Masud Uddin Chowdhury Jatiya Party

Notable people

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

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Шаблон:Feni District Шаблон:Divisions and districts of Bangladesh Шаблон:Authority control

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  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 Шаблон:Cite web
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  11. ↑ Ошибка цитирования Неверный тег <ref>; для сносок census2011 не указан текст
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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  16. ↑ 16,0 16,1 16,2 16,3 16,4 16,5 Шаблон:Cite web
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