Urir Char

Urirchar
উড়িরচর
No. 1 Urirchar Union Parishad
Urirchar is located in Bangladesh
Urirchar
Urirchar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°41′34″N 91°20′18″E / 22.69278°N 91.33833°E / 22.69278; 91.33833
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChittagong District
UpazilaSandwip Upazila
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-3
Discovered1970-1971
Union1988
Founded bySandwip locals
Named forUri grass
Government
 • BodyUnion Council
 • ChairmanMuhammad Abdur Rahim
 • SecretaryQadi Muhammad Mehrajul Islam
Area
 • Total105.23 km2 (40.63 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,323
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4302
WebsiteUrircharup.gov.bd

Urir Char (Bengali: উড়িরচর) is an inhabited island in the Bay of Bengal. It is also a union parishad of Sandwip Upazila under Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Urir Char, Bangladesh - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates". geographic.org. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Sandwip-Urir Char-Noakhali cross dam for long-term food security". The Daily Star. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2019.