Brahmanbaria (district)

Brahmanbaria District
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
division	Chittagong
Seat	Brahmanbaria
surface	1,881.2 km²
Residents	2,840,498 (2011)
density	1510 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-04
Website	www.brahmanbaria.gov.bd

Coordinates: 23 ° 35 '  N , 91 ° 4'  E

The Brahmanbaria District ( Bengali : ব্রাহ্মণবাড়িয়া জেলা , Brāhmaṇabāṛiẏā jelā ) is an administrative unit in southeastern Bangladesh , which is within the Chittagong Division . The district capital is the eponymous place Brahmanbaria . The district has 2,840,498 inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

The 1881.16 km² district borders in the north on the neighboring districts Kishorganj and Habiganj , in the east also on Habiganj and the Indian state of Tripura , in the south on the neighboring district Kumilla and in the west on Narsingdi , Narayanganj , again on Kishorganj and the Meghna river .

The main rivers are the Meghna, Titas , Buri and Haora .

Nature and wildlife

The vegetation corresponds to that of the entire lower course of the Ganges with numerous evergreen trees. There are also fruit trees, palms and banana trees.

Wildlife includes jackals, foxes, the Bengal mongoose , civets , squirrels and bats. There are also numerous species of birds, fish, reptiles, numerous species of snakes and amphibians.

climate

The climate is subtropical and the temperatures fluctuate between 12.7 ° C and 34.3 ° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 2551 mm. The average humidity is usually more than 70%. There is little rain in the months from November to March. June, July and August are the months with the most rain.

Due to its location, the area is repeatedly hit by cyclones, floods and tidal waves.

history

For centuries the region belonged to the Gupta Empire . After its fall, various regional Buddhist dynasties ruled. The last Buddhist empire was Pala . But Hinduism reached the region in the late period of the Pala Empire. The kingdom of Sena that followed Pala was already influenced by Hinduism. However, by the time the Sultanate of Delhi conquered it in 1230, both Buddhism and Hinduism were widespread. Under the various Islamic dynasties - after the Sultanate of Delhi, the Sultanate of Bengal and the Mughal Empire - Buddhism completely disappeared. While Muslims slowly became the majority between the 13th and 15th centuries, parts of the population remained loyal to Hinduism. The current area of ​​the district was fought for centuries between the Sultanate of Bengal and his successor Mughal Empire on the one hand and the Kingdom of Twipra (English Tippera). From 1733 to 1765 it belonged to the Mughal Empire and from 1765 to 1947 to British India as part of the Chittagong Division and the Kumilla District. From 1947 to 1971 the district was part of East Pakistan in the Republic of Pakistan. During the War of Independence in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), the area was liberated by Bengali troops in December 1971. On February 5, 1984, the previous Brahmanbaria sub-district became independent from Kumilla and became a separate district.

population

Population development

As everywhere in Bangladesh, the population in the district has been growing rapidly for decades. The following table illustrates this:

Significant places

The most populous place within the district is the district capital Brahmanbaria. Other towns are Akhaura , Kasba and Nabinagar . In addition, Ashuganj , Banchharampur , Nasirnagar and Sarail have more than 10,000 inhabitants, but no town status. The urban population makes up only 15.79 percent of the total population. The nine sub-district capitals count in residents:

administration

The Brahmanbaria District is currently divided into nine Upazilas : Akhaura, Ashuganj, Banchharampur, Bijoynagar, Brahmanbaria Sadar, Kasba, Nabinagar, Nasirnagar and Sarail. Within this administrative division there are four self-governing cities ( municipalities ), 100 Union Parishads (village councils) and 1323 villages.

economy

There are a total of 1,996,164 people (2011) who are older than 10 years. Of these, 627,928 people are in school, 23,087 people are looking for work and 723,436 people work in a household. 621,713 people are gainfully employed. Of these, 331,279 (= 53.3 percent) people work in agriculture and fishing, 60,555 in industry and 229,879 in services.

The main agricultural products are rice, jute, wheat, mustard seeds, potatoes, garlic and chilli . The most common types of fruit are mangoes, jackfruit , papayas, coconuts, bananas and limes. The main export products are jute , rice, mustard seeds, vegetables, cotton and leather products.

health

There is a single hospital and a health center in each subdistrict. There are also smaller health centers and family planning centers at the local level.

traffic

There are several railway lines throughout the district. Nevertheless, the regional traffic is mostly handled with auto rickshaws and minibuses and the national traffic with buses. Because of the location by the sea and numerous rivers, water transport is also important in parts of the district.

Web links

• to the Brahmanbaria district of Shekh Muhammad Sayed Ullah Litu near Banglapedia
• Brahmanbaria in the 2011 census
• Zila Brahmanbaria at the 2011 census
• Article Tippera with history up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazeteer of India