Akhaura Upazila

Akhaura
আখাউড়া
Shaheed Shriti Degree College, Akhaura
Shaheed Shriti Degree College, Akhaura
Location of Akhaura
Coordinates: 23°52′05″N 91°12′30″E / 23.86806°N 91.20833°E / 23.86806; 91.20833
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictBrahmanbaria
Government
 • Upazila ChairmanMonir Hossain
Area
 • Upazila
98.04 km2 (37.85 sq mi)
 • Urban
8.22 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Population
 • Upazila
168,472
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 • Urban
36,262
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3450[3]
Area code08522[4]
Websiteakhaura.brahmanbaria.gov.bd

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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  3. ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
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