Asia Union
Asia Union
আশিয়া ইউনিয়ন | |
|---|---|
Asia Union Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°16′N 91°56.5′E / 22.267°N 91.9417°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Chittagong District |
| Upazilas | Patiya Upazila |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.20 km2 (2.78 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 13,428 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4370[1] |
| Website | asiaup |
Asia Union (Bengali: আশিয়া ইউনিয়ন) is a union, the smallest administrative body of Bangladesh, located in Patiya Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh.[2] The total population is 13,428.[3]
Area
The area of Asia Union is 1,780 acres (7.20 square kilometres).[4][3]
Demographics
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Asia Union had a population of 13,428, of which 6,431 were males and 6,997 were females. The total number of households was 2,749.[4][3]
Geography
Asia Union is located in the southern part of Patiya Upazila, approximately 8 kilometres from the upazila headquarters. It is bounded to the east by Chanhara Union, to the north by Baralia Union, to the west by Kasiais Union and Paraikora Union of Anwara Upazila, and to the south by Paraikora Union of Anwara Upazila.
Administration
Asia Union is the 8th (A) Union Parishad under Patiya Upazila. The administrative activities of the union fall under the jurisdiction of Patiya Thana. It is part of Chittagong-12 (Constituency 289) of the National Parliament of Bangladesh. The villages in the union are as follows:[5]
| No. | Village name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Asia Mollapara |
| 2 | Asia Mirzapara |
| 3 | Central Asia |
| 4 | Asia kamalapara |
| 5 | South Asia (Rashidpur) |
| 6 | East Asia |
| 7 | East Bathua |
| 8 | West Bathua |
| 9 | Bathua Barua Para |
| 10 | Asia West Mirza Para |
| 11 | Satgar Para |
Education
According to the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Asia Union had a literacy rate of 50.8%.[4][3]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ "Union Parishad List". Local Government Engineering Department. Archived from the original on 18 June 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Patiya Upazila". Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
- ^ a b c "National data on union statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "গ্রাম সমূহের তালিকা" [List of villages]. asiaup.chittagong.gov.bd (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.