South Halishahar Ward

South Halishahar

দক্ষিণ হালিশহর
South Halishahar দক্ষিণ হালিশহর
Chattogram City Corporation
	No. 39 South Halishahar Ward
	Coordinates: 22°17′N 91°47.4′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
City	Chittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Chittagong-11
Formed	1989
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Chattogram City Corporation
• Councillor	Ziaul Haque Suman
Area
• Total	12.69 km2 (4.90 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	106,272
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4225
Website	ccc.gov.bd

South Halishahar (Bengali: দক্ষিণ হালিশহর) is a No.39 Ward of Chattogram City Corporation[1] and a part of Halishahar Thana, Bangladesh.[2]

Size

Area of South Halishahar Ward is 12.69 sq km.

Nomenclature and History

In the 8th-9th centuries, Halishahr was a temporary settlement for Arab merchants. Arabic word 'hawale city' means 'city floor'. Hawale city site later Halishahar.

Population data

According to the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, the total population of South Halishahar ward is 1,06,272 people. Among them 53,635 are male and 52,637 are female. Total families are 24,634.[3][4]

Location and boundaries

South Halishahar Ward is located in the south west part of Chattogram City Corporation. North of it is No. 38 South Middle Halishahar Ward, East is Karnaphuli River and Juldha Union of Karnaphuli Upazila, No. 40 North Patenga Ward is in South and Bay of Bengal is in West .

References

Ismail M M Rahman; et al. (2010). "Stagnant surface water bodies (SSWBs) as an alternativewater resource for the Chittagong metropolitan area of Bangladesh: physicochemical characterization in terms of water quality indices". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 173 (1–4): 669–684. doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1414-7. hdl:2297/26534. PMID 20300834. S2CID 37730953.
Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
"Community Report: Chittagong" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. pp. 134, 242, 401. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
"Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

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[1] Ismail M M Rahman; et al. (2010). "Stagnant surface water bodies (SSWBs) as an alternativewater resource for the Chittagong metropolitan area of Bangladesh: physicochemical characterization in terms of water quality indices". Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. 173 (1–4): 669–684. doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1414-7. hdl:2297/26534. PMID 20300834. S2CID 37730953.

[Banglapedia-2] Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[community-3] "Community Report: Chittagong" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. pp. 134, 242, 401. Retrieved 2023-07-21.

[4] "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-21.