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Akhaura
আখাউড়া | |
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 Shaheed Shriti Degree College, Akhaura | |
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| Coordinates: 23°52′05″N 91°12′30″E / 23.86806°N 91.20833°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Brahmanbaria |
| Government | |
| • Upazila Chairman | Monir Hossain |
| Area | |
| • Upazila | 98.04 km2 (37.85 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Upazila | 168,472 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 36,262 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3450[3] |
| Area code | 08522[4] |
| Website | akhaura |
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]
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.[5]
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