Feni District
district in Bangladesh's Chittagong Division
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Feni (Bengali: ফেনী) is a district in south-eastern Bangladesh. It is part of the Chittagong Division. According to the latest population count in 2022, around 1.6 million people live in Feni.[1]
Feni used to be part of Pakistan, but it became an independent place on 6 December 1971.[2]: 189 At first, it was part of the Noakhali district, but in 1984 it became its own separate district.[2]: 190
Feni is divided into six smaller areas called upazilas. The names of these upazilas are Sonagazi, Fulgazi, Parshuram, Daganbhuiyan, Chhagalnaiya, and Feni Sadar. It also has 43 union councils, which are even smaller divisions.[3]
References
change- ↑ Population and Housing Census 2022 (PDF). Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ahmed, Jamir (1990). Phenīra itihāsa ফেনীর ইতিহাস [History of Feni] (in Bengali). Chittagong: Samatata Publication. LCCN 91901208. OCLC 25204071.
- ↑ Sultan, Tipu (13 October 2023). "Feni District". Banglapedia. Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
