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'''Feni''' ({{lang-bn|ফেনী}}) is a city in the [[Chittagong Division]] of south-eastern [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz|title=NGA GeoNames Database|publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> It is the headquarters of [[Feni Sadar Upazila]] and [[Feni District]]. The city has a population of about 265,000, making it the [[List of cities and towns in Bangladesh|18th largest city]] in Bangladesh. Feni is the oldest municipality in this region, established in 1958.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Bhuiyan |first=Md Abu Taher |year=2012 |chapter=Feni Sadar Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Feni_Sadar_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>
'''Feni''' ({{lang-bn|ফেনী}}) is a city in the [[Chittagong Division]] of south-eastern [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geonames.nga.mil/ggmagaz|title=NGA GeoNames Database|publisher=[[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]|accessdate=2 January 2015}}</ref> It is the headquarters of [[Feni Sadar Upazila]] and [[Feni District]]. The city has a population of about 265,000, making it the [[List of cities and towns in Bangladesh|18th largest city]] in [[Bangladesh]]. Feni is the oldest municipality in this region, established in 1958.<ref name=Banglapedia>{{cite book |last=Bhuiyan |first=Md Abu Taher |year=2012 |chapter=Feni Sadar Upazila |chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Feni_Sadar_Upazila |editor1-last=Islam |editor1-first=Sirajul |editor1-link=Sirajul Islam |editor2-last=Jamal |editor2-first=Ahmed A. |title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |edition=Second |publisher=[[Asiatic Society of Bangladesh]]}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 13:45, 16 November 2021

This article is about the city. For the district, see Feni District. For the subdistrict, see Feni Sadar Upazila.
Feni City
ফেনী সিটি
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 City is located in Bangladesh
Feni City
Feni City
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°1.1′N 91°24.6′E / 23.0183°N 91.4100°E / 23.0183; 91.4100
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictFeni District
City1881,1929
Municipality1958
Administrative District City1984
Government
 • TypeMayor–Council
 • BodyFeni Municipality
 • Paura MayorNazrul Islam Shwapon Miaji
Area
[1]
 • Total
22.0 km2 (8.5 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
265,000
 • Density12,000/km2 (31,000/sq mi)
 • Rank
18th
Time zoneUTC+6 (Bangladesh Time)
Postal code
3900[2]
National Dialing Code+880
Local Dialing Code+88-0331

Feni (Template:Lang-bn) 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 265,000, 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°01′07″N 91°23′48″E / 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%.

See more

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ a b "Population & Housing Census-2011" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2019-10-05.


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