Matlab Dakshin Upazila

Matlab Dakshin is an upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1] The former Upazila was divided into two in 2000, Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar.[1]

Matlab Dakshin
Upazila
Matlab Dakshin
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°42.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChandpur District
Area
 • Total131.69 km2 (50.85 sq mi)
Population
 • Total207,611
 • Density1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Geography

Matlab is located at 23.3500°N 90.7083°E / 23.3500; 90.7083. It has a total land area of 131.69 km2.[1]

Administration

Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into Matlab Municipality and six union parishads: Dakshin Nayergaon, Dakshin Upadi, Khadergaon, Narayanpur, Uttar Nayergaon, and Uttar Upadi. The union parishads are subdivided into 77 mauzas and 97 villages.[2]

Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 31 mahallas.[2]

Research

Matlab, including both Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar Upazilas, is the primary rural field site for the International Centre for Diarrhoea Disease Research, Bangladesh, and the world's longest-running health project.

Notable residents
  • AB Siddique, a drafter of the Constitution of Bangladesh and member of parliament, was born in what is now Matlab South.[3]

See also

References
  1. Patwari, Masum (2012). "Matlab Dakshin Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. "Obituary". The Daily Star. 4 September 2012.


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