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Friday, July 20, 2012

Patuakhali; a Coastal City in Bangladesh

Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Patuakhali(Bengali: পটুয়াখালী ) (Urdu and Punjabi: پاتوا کھالی) is a district in South-western Bangladesh. It is a part of the Barisal Division. This is the main entrance for the beach of Kuakata. Famous for watching both the sun rise and sun set. It is called "The Daughter of Sea". 

Geography This district is called "SagorKonna", which means "Daughter of Sea". It is watered by the Bay of Bengal. 

The three sides of Patuakhali city is surrounded by rivers. Among them two major rivers are Laukathi and Lohalia, which are directly connected with the Bay of Bengal. 

The city also has an inland airport used to transporting and traveling of the citizens across the country.

A Field in Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Subdivisions

There are 8 Upazilas/Thanas in this district. They are:
  1. Bauphal Upazila 
  2. Dasmina Upazila 
  3. Galachipa Upazila 
  4. Kalapara Upazila 
  5. Mirzaganj Upazila 
  6. Patuakhali Sadar Upazila 
  7. Dumki Upazila. 
  8. Rangabali Thana 
Economy

Agriculture is the profession of the most of the people. Fishing is also a prominent profession of this district. Thousands of boats go into the deep sea to fish and come back with tons of fish. Paddy, Jute, and different types of vegetables are the main product of agriculture sector.
A Hotel in Kuakata,Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Religion

The district of Patuakhali consists 3892 mosques, 187 temples, three Buddhist temples and two churches.

97% population of Patuakhali is Muslim while Hindus constitute 2.5%. 0.8% people of the area belong to Buddhism and 0.2% believe in Christianity.

Places of interest

There is a popular beach in this district at Kuakata, offering decent views of the Bay of Bengal. A number of different tribal peoples live in the district. Most of them are from the Mog and Chakma tribal groups. * ------ Mirzaganj (Year Uddin Khalipa's MAZAR). ------- Kalaia Bandar (Rice's Hut). ------- Mohipur (Fishing Boat).
Patuakhali Science and Technology University
Patuakhali University of Science and Technology is located in Dumki Upazila. It is known for being particularly strong in agriculture and IT education.

The City / Town

The city Patuakhali is situated beside two local rivers. Named - Laukathi River and Lohalia River. In the tidal time some of the regions of Patuakhali city are flooded with the river water. The sea - Bay of Bengal is not so far from the region.

On the entrance of the city there lies a bridge that connects Barisal(the divisional city) with the city and Kuakata sea beach. There come so many visitors each day and passes some time on the bridge.

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