Habiganj (district)

Habiganj district
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
division	Sylhet
Seat	Habiganj
surface	2,636.6 km²
Residents	2,089,001 (2011)
density	792 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-20
Website	habiganj.gov.bd

Coordinates: 24 ° 23 '  N , 91 ° 25'  E

Habiganj ( Bengali : হবিগঞ্জ জেলা , Habigañj jelā ) is an administrative district in northeastern Bangladesh , which lies within the Sylhet Division , the superordinate administrative unit. The district capital is also called Habiganj . The district has 2,089,001 inhabitants (2011 census).

geography

The 2636.59 km² district is bordered by the Sunamganj district to the north, the Moulvibazar and Sylhet districts to the east, the Indian state of Tripura to the south and the Brahmanbaria and Kishoreganj districts to the west .

The main rivers are the Khowai , Sutang , Korangi , Kalni Khshiyara , Gopala , Ratna and the Barak .

Nature and wildlife

The vegetation corresponds to that of the lowland areas of Bengal and Assam with numerous evergreen trees. There are also fruit trees, palms and banana trees.

The fauna includes several species of deer, elephants and tigers. However, wild elephants and tigers have become rare because of deforestation and the rapidly increasing population (settlement pressure). There are also numerous species of birds, fish, reptiles, numerous species of snakes and amphibians.

climate

The temperatures fluctuate between 13.6 ° C and 33.2 ° Celsius. The average annual rainfall is 3334 mm. The average humidity is around 70%. There is little rain in the months from November to March. June, July and August are the months with the most rain.

history

In the Middle Ages it was mostly part of the Kingdom of Twipra (Tripura). From the 13th century on, Muslim armies from the Sultanate of Delhi , later the Sultanate of Bengal and the Mughal Empire, tried to subdue the area. But for a long time it did not succeed in permanent submission. It was not until 1733 that the area came under the rule of the Mughal Empire. From 1765 it belonged to British India as part of the Dhaka Division and from 1874 to Assam and the Sylhet district. From 1947 to 1971 the district was part of East Pakistan in the Republic of Pakistan. On March 1, 1984, the previous sub-district Habiganj became an independent district.

population

Population development

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

age structure

As everywhere in Bangladesh, the population is on average very young. The average age at the last census in 2011 was 19.95 years with a slightly increasing trend.

The 2011 census showed the following age structure:

Age	0–9 years	10–19 years	20-29 years	30–39 years	40-49 years	50–59 years	60–69 years	70–79 years	80 years and more
number	599.820	437.097	338.110	251,515	186.092	119.241	84,311	46,581	26,234
proportion of	28.71%	20.92%	16.19%	12.04%	8.91%	5.71%	4.04%	2.23%	1.26%
Source: Zila Habiganj, table P14, page 291

Significant places

The most populous place within the district is the district capital Habiganj . Further towns (Town) are Ajmiriganj , Chunarghat , Madhabpur , Nabiganj and Shayestaganj . But with Baniachong and Lakhai there are two other places without city rights with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The urban population makes up only 11.73 percent of the total population. The named places have the following population figures:

administration

Although Habiganj was created in 1874 as an administrative sub-unit of the Sylhet district, it was not until 1984 that it received the status of an independent national administrative district. Habiganj is divided into eight Upazilas : Ajmiriganj, Baniachang, Bahubal, Chunarughat, Habiganj Sadar, Lakhai, Madhabpur and Nabiganj. Within this administrative division there are six self-governing cities ( municipalities ), 77 Union Parishads (village councils) and 2141 villages.

economy

There are a total of 1,489,181 people (2011) who are older than 10 years. Of these, 419,745 people are in school, 19,233 people are looking for work and 505,837 people work in a household. 544,366 people are in paid employment. Of these, 349,539 (= 64.2 percent) people work in agriculture and fishing, 41,532 in industry and 153,296 in services.

Main agricultural products are rice , tea , wheat , potatoes , jute , betel nuts and oleaginous seeds. The most common types of fruit are mangoes , jackfruit , bananas, pineapples, litchis , coconuts and limes. The main export products are rice, tea, betel nuts and bamboo.

Web links

• Article on Habiganj District by Jayanta Sing Roy at Banglapedia
• Habiganj at the 2011 census
• Zila Habiganj at the 2011 census
• Article Hill Tippera with history up to 1900 in the Imperial Gazetteer of India
• Article Habiganj Subdivision in the Imperial Gazetteer of India