Feni, Bangladesh

Feni
Feni ; ফেনী; Shamshernagar; শমসেরনগর
	clockwise: Monument of freedom fighter in Feni city, Administrative Building of Feni Government College, Mohammad Ali Chowdhury mosque, Feni Girls' Cadet College
	Feni Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 23°1.1′N 91°24.6′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Feni District
City	1881,1929
Municipality	1958
Administrative District City	1984
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Feni Municipality
• Paura Mayor	Nazrul Islam Shwapon Miaji
Area [1]
• Total	22.0 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
• Total	265,000
• Density	12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
• Rank	18th
Time zone	UTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code	3900[2]
National Dialing Code	+880
Local Dialing Code	+88-0331

Feni (Bengali: ফেনী) is a city in the Chittagong Division of south-eastern Bangladesh.[3] It is the headquarters of Feni Sadar Upazila and Feni District. The city has a population of about 2,65,000, making it the 18th largest city in Bangladesh. Feni is the oldest municipality in this region, established in 1958.[1]

History

Feni city came into existence in 1929. It learnt that, in the long past this area was under marshy land and meaning Feni. The continuous silting process made it possible for human habitation to be established, as a result of which people far and near called this area Feni. [4]

Administration

Feni city consists of a paurashava with 18 wards and 35 mahallas. The entire city is under paurashava.[4]

Geography

Feni is located at 23.0186°N 91.3966°E / 23.0186; 91.3966 in the southeastern region of Bangladesh.

Demographics

In 2020, Feni city's current population is about 270000 according to record of feni municipality .

Education

The literacy rate (7 years and above 7 years) in Feni City is 81.7%.

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References

Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Feni Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
"NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
"Population & Housing Census-2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-10-05.

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[Banglapedia-1] Bhuiyan, Md Abu Taher (2012). "Feni Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2] Staff. "ZIP Code database of Bangladesh". Geopostcodes.com. Retrieved 11 June 2008.

[3] "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2 January 2015.

[bangladeshpop1-4] "Population & Housing Census-2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-10-05.