Companiganj Upazila, Noakhali

Companiganj
কোম্পানীগঞ্জ
Location of Companiganj
Coordinates: 22°52.5′N 91°17′E / 22.8750°N 91.283°E / 22.8750; 91.283
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictNoakhali
Thana1888
Upazila2 July 1983
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanMuhammad Golam Sharif Chowdhury
 • MP (Noakhali-5)Obaidul Quader
Area
 • Total380.95 km2 (147.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total301,295
 • Density790/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3850
Websitecompaniganj.noakhali.gov.bd

Companiganj (Bengali: কোম্পানীগঞ্জ) is an upazila of Noakhali District.[2] Basurhat is the only municipality in this upazila. The area is famed for water buffalo doi (curd).[3]

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ Nuruddin Jaglul (2012). "Companiganj Upazila (Noakhali District)". In Islam, Sirajul; 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 9 October 2024.
  3. ^ উপজেলার ঐতিহ্য [Upazila's tradition]. Kompanigonj Upazila (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-18.