Sandwip
সন্দ্বীপ
Upazila
Coast of Sandwip island
Coast of Sandwip island
Location of Sandwip
Coordinates: 22°29′N 91°26.5′E / 22.483°N 91.4417°E / 22.483; 91.4417
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-3
Upazila1984
Government
 • Member of ParliamentMahfuzur Rahaman Mita
 • ChairmanMain Uddin Mission
Area
 • Total762.42 km2 (294.37 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total278,605
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websiteofficial website

Sandwip (Bengali: সন্দ্বীপ) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. It encompasses the islands of Sandwip and Urir Char.[1][2]

History

Sandwip in the map of delta of Ganges by surveyor James Rennell created in 1778

Sandwip Thana's status was upgraded to an upazila (sub-district level) in 1984. The construction works of a Bangladesh Navy fleet headquarters at the Sandwip Channel with ship berthing facilities is also going on as part of the Forces Goal 2030.[3] In 2010, the Government of Bangladesh announced a plan to build a dam in Urir Char to reclaim land as it had suffered greatly from Tropical Storm One and the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone among other natural disasters.[4]

Geography

Sandwip is located at 22°29′00″N 91°26′30″E / 22.4833°N 91.4417°E / 22.4833; 91.4417. It has a total area of 762.42 km2.[1]

Demographics

Religions in Sandwip upazila (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 90.82%
Hinduism
 
 9.13%
Other or not stated
 
 0.05%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Sandwip upazila had 56,617 households and a population of 278,605. 71,657 (25.72%) were under 10 years of age. Sandwip had an average literacy rate of 51.47%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1166 females per 1000 males. 52,982 (19.02%) of the population lived in urban areas.[5][6]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sandwip had a population of 272,179. Males constituted 49.68% of the population, and females 50.32%. The population aged 18 or over was 122,499. Sandwip had an average literacy rate of 35% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[7]

Administration

Sandwip Upazila is divided into the Sandwip Municipality and 15 union parishads: Amanullah, Azimpur, Bauria, Digghapar, Gachhua, Haramia, Harispur, Kalapania, Magdhara, Maitbhanga, Musapur, Rahmatpur, Santoshpur, Sarikait, and Urirchar. The union parishads are subdivided into 39 mouzas and 34 villages.[8]

Sandwip Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 10 mahallas.[8]

List of chairmen and rulers

List of chairmen
Name Notes
Muhammad Rafiqullah Chowdhury 1985–1990
Mostafa Kamal Pasha 1990–1995
Mohammad Shajahan 2009–2023
Main Uddin Mission 2023–present

Education

There are 28 secondary schools in Sandwip Upazila. Some these include:

In total, the Upazila has 149 state primary schools, one junior high school, 4 colleges, 1 girls college, 19 kindergartens and 3 girls high schools. There are 9 dakhil madrasas, 3 alim madrasas, 3 fazil madrasas and four Kamil madrasas. Notable madrasas include the Bashiria Ahmadia Alhaj Abu Bakar Sidiqque Fazil Madrasa, founded in 1902, and the Kashgar Islamia Fazil Madrasa which was founded in 1929. The upazila has a literacy rate of 51.5%.

Facilities

Small ship building yard at the coastal area.

The upazila is home to 10 orphanages, including one governmental orphanage. It also has 295 mosques which serve the majority Sunni Muslim population that inhabit the sub-district. Some notable mosques include the Shahabanu Mosque, Faqir Shah mosque, the Sandwip Town Jame Mosque, Sandwip Town Bazar Mosque and the Abdul Ghani Chowdhury Mosque. There are 32 haat bazaars and two canals. 26 post offices and 10 banks can also be found here.

Notable people

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 Chowdhury, Towhid Hossain (2012). "Sandwip Upazila". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
    2. ↑ "District in Focus: Chittagong".
    3. ↑ "One day BD Navy to become builder from buyer, hopes PM". UNB. 24 December 2017. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
    4. ↑ "Project to recover land of Urir Char". banglanews24.com. 31 August 2010. Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
    5. 1 2 "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
    6. ↑ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011. p. 103.
    7. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
    8. 1 2 "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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