Noakhali Sadar Upazila

Noakhali Sadar
নোয়াখালী সদর
Upazila
Noakhali Sadar
Location of Noakhali Sadar
Coordinates: 22°50′N 91°6′E / 22.833°N 91.100°E / 22.833; 91.100
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictNoakhali
Area
[1]
 • Total336.06 km2 (129.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
 • Total642,494
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
3800[3]
Area code0321[4]
Websitesadar.noakhali.gov.bd(in Bengali)

Noakhali Sadar (Bengali: নোয়াখালি সদর) is an upazila of Noakhali District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Noakhali Thana was established in 1861 and was converted into an upazila in 1984.[5] The upazila takes its name from the district and the Bengali word sadar (headquarters). It is the subdistrict where the district headquarters, Noakhali town, is located. The town is situated on the western bank of the Noakhali Canal, from which it takes its name.[6] The Noakhali Canal was dug in 1660 to control flooding of the river Dakatia. The name Noakhali means "New canal", derived from the Bengali words noa (new) and khal (canal).[7]

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  2. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  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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  6. ^ Webster, John Edward (1911). Noakhali. Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers. Allahabad, India: Pioneer Press. p. 1. hdl:2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t1td9z39b.
  7. ^ "LGED Noakhali, About Noakhali". Local Government Engineering Department. Retrieved May 10, 2015.