Moulvibazar Sadar মৌলভীবাজার সদর |
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Division | Sylhet Division |
District | Moulvibazar District |
Government | |
• MP (Moulvibazar-3) | Vacant |
Area | |
• Total | 344.34 km2 (132.95 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 239,378 |
• Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
Postal code | 3200 |
Moulvibazar Sadar (Bengali: মৌলভীবাজার সদর) is an Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Moulvibazar Sadar is located at 24°28′40″N 91°46′00″E / 24.4778°N 91.7667°E. It has 40573 households and total area 344.34 km².
The upazila has 12 Union Parishads or UPs. They are as follow:
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Moulvibazar Sadar has a population of 239378. Males constitute 51.56% of the population, and females 48.44%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126303. Moulvibazar Sadar has an average literacy rate of 36.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.
Moulvibazar Sadar has 12 Unions/Wards, 229 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 419 villages. Moulvibazar Govt. High School is the oldest one in the district
According to Banglapedia, Ali Amzad Government Girls' High School, founded in 1932, is a notable secondary school.