Chandpur (Bengali: চাঁদপুর) is a district in east-central Bangladesh, located at the mouth of the Meghna River. Chandpur district's 8 upazilas include >
1.
Chandpur district is administered by Chittagong Division, the second largest of Bangladesh's seven administrative divisions. Geography >
Chandpur district has a total area of 1,704.06 kilometers-squared (1,058.85 mi). The district is bound by Munshiganj District and Comilla District to the north; Noakhali District, Lakshmipur District and Barisal District to the south; Comilla District to the east
; and the Meghna River, Shariatpur District and Munshiganj District to the west. Chandpur is a conflux of two major rivers, the Padma River (the main branch of the Ganges River) and the Meghna River, which converge near Chandpur town. Several significant tributaries of the Meghna River flow through Chandpur district. These include the Dakatia River, Dhanagoda River, Matlab River and Udhamdi River. Chandpur Sadar
2. Faridganj
3. Haimchar
4. Haziganj
5. Kachua
6. Matlab Uttar
7. Matlab Dakkhin
8. Shahrasti
Income and occupations >
Wages in Chandpur district are often less than US$1 per day, which is below the international poverty line of US$1.25 per day. Poverty in Bangladesh is highest amongst coastal regions, with Chandpur district recognized by the Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO) as one of the country's poorest areas. The majority of Chandpur district's residents are employed in manual labor, with the population engaged in the following industries:
agriculture (35.13%)
fishing (3.03%)
agricultural labor (20.04%)
wage laboring (3.15%)
private commerce (12%)
transportation industry (2.24%)
construction industry (1.64%)
service industry (11.68%)
other occupations or industries (11.09%)
Religion
In 1991, the district of Chandpur comprised the following:[citation needed]
3620 Islamic mosques
128 Hindu temples
16 Buddhist temples
3 Christian churches
Within the Chandpur district population, 92.55% identified as Muslim, 7.18% as Hindu, 0.06% as Buddhist, 0.07% as Christian and 0.14% as having animist beliefs. more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandpur_District