Akhaura Upazila
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Akhaura (Bengali: আখাউড়া) is an upazila of Brahmanbaria District, a district under Chattogram, Bangladesh. Akhaura Upazila has an area of 99.28 km2. The main river that run through this upazila is the Titas River. Akhaura played an important historical role during both World War II and Liberation War of Bangladesh.[citation needed]
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Akhaura
আখাউড়া | |
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Coordinates: 23°52′05″N 91°12′30″E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Brahmanbaria |
Government | |
• Municipal Mayor | Takjil Khalifa Kajal |
• Upazila Chairman | Kashem Vhuiyan |
Area | |
• Upazila | 98.04 km2 (37.85 sq mi) |
• Urban | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Upazila | 145,215 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 36,262 |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal Code | 3450 |
Website | akhaura |
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The administration of Akhaura thana, now an upazila, was established in 1976. The upazila includes one municipality, five union parishads, 107 mouzas and 113 villages.[2]