Amtali Upazila

Amtali (Bengali: আমতলী) is an upazila of Barguna District in Barisal, Bangladesh.^[3]

Amtali আমতলী
Upazila
Coordinates: 22°7.764′N 90°13.734′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Barisal Division
District	Barguna District
Area
• Total	386.92 km2 (149.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	214,446
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	8710[2]
Website	Official Map of the Amtali Upazila

Geography

Amtali is at 22.1294°N 90.2289°E / 22.1294; 90.2289. It has 45,804 households and a total area of 695 square kilometers with 212 square km covered by water bodies.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop. (000)	±%
1981	232	—
1991	244	+5.2%
2001	260	+6.6%
2011	271	+4.2%
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[4]

Religions in Amtali Upazila (2022)[1]
Religion			Percent
Islam			95.13%
Hinduism			4.86%
Other or not stated			0.01%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Amtali has a population of 182,798 living in 42,201 households. Amtali has an average literacy rate of 51.73% (7+ years) and a sex ratio of 1,066 females per 1,000 males. 21,808 (11.93%) of the population lived in urban areas.^[5]

Administration

UNO: Md. Ashraful Alam^[6]

Amtali Upazila is divided into Amtali Municipality and one thana known as Amtali Thana and seven union parishads: Amtali, Arpangasia, Atharogasia, Chawra, Gulishakhali, Holodia, and Kukua.^[4]

Amtali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.^[4]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh
• Administrative geography of Bangladesh