Bhairab Upazila
Bhairab (Bengali: ভৈরব) is a upazila of Kishoreganj District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Olukanda was another name of Bhairab. The city centre of this upazila is Bhairab. About 118,992 people live in Bhairab municipality which makes this city the largest in Kishoreganj District and 28th largest city in Bangladesh.
Bhairab
ভৈরব | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
Anderson Bridge over the Meghna River | |
| Coordinates: 24°3′N 90°59.3′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Dhaka |
| District | Kishoreganj |
| Headquarters | Bhairab |
| Government | |
| • MP (Member of Parliament) | Nazmul Hassan Papon, (Awami League) |
| • UNO( Upazila Executive Officer) | Israt Shadmin |
| • AC Land | Md. Anisuzzaman |
| • Upazila Chairman | Saidullah Miah,(Awami League) Predecessor:Gias Uddin, (Independent) |
| • Mayor | Iftekhar Hossain Beno,(Awami League) |
| Area | |
| • Upazila | 139.32 km2 (53.79 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15.71 km2 (6.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Upazila | 298,309 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 118,992 |
| • Urban density | 7,600/km2 (20,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | bhairab |
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