Barisal Sadar Upazila

Barisal Sadar (বরিশাল সদর) is an upazila of Barisal District in the division of Barisal, Bangladesh.

Geography
Barisal Sadar is located at 22.7°N, 90.3667°W. It has a total area of 324.41 km2.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Barisal Sadar Upazila had 114,774 households and a population of 527,017. 104,310 (19.79%) were under 10 years of age. Barisal had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 69.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 974 females per 1000 males. 339,308 (64.38%) lived in urban areas.

Administration
Barisal Sadar Upazila is divided into ten union parishads: Chandpura, Chandramohan, Char Baria, Char Kowa, Char Monai, Jagua, Kashipur, Roypasha-Karapur, Shayestabad, and Tungibaria. The union parishads are subdivided into 105 mauzas and 110 villages.

Notable people

 * Hayat Mahmud, feudal lord, commander and founder of Miah Bari Mosque
 * Syed Faizul Karim, Islamic scholar and politician
 * Syed Fazlul Karim, founder of Islami Andolan Bangladesh
 * Syed Rezaul Karim, incumbent Pir of Char Monai