Matlab Dakshin Upazila


Matlab Dakshin is an upazila of Chandpur District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The former Matlab Upazila was bifurcated in 2000, creating Matlab Dakshin and Matlab Uttar upazilas.
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Geography

Matlab is located at. It has a total land area of 129.32 km2.

Demographics

According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Matlab Dakkhin Upazila had 55,851 households and a population of 226,721. 10.25% of the population were under 5 years of age. Matlab Dakkhin had a literacy rate of 75.82%: 76.28% for males and 75.46% for females, and a sex ratio of 83.27 males for every 100 females. 69,233 lived in urban areas.
According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Matlab Dakshin Upazila had 45,569 households and a population of 210,050. 50,318 were under 10 years of age. Matlab Dakshin had a literacy rate of 56.75%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1149 females per 1000 males. 59,286 lived in urban areas.

Administration

Matlab Dakshin Upazila is divided into 2 municipalities and 5 union parishads.
Municipality:
  • Matlab Municipality
  • Narayanpur Municipality
Union Parishad:
  • Nayergaon Uttar
  • Nayergaon Dakshin
  • Khadergaon
  • Upadi Uttar
  • Upadi Dakshin
Matlab Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 30 mahallas, and Narayanpur Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 24 mahallas.

Notable people