Maijdee
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Maijdee
মাইজদী | |
|---|---|
City | |
| Noakhali Municipality | |
  Maijdee  Maijdee | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′N 91°6′E / 22.833°N 91.100°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Noakhali |
| Upazila | Noakhali Sadar |
| Incorporated | 1953 |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.79 km2 (9.19 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 132,185 |
| • Density | 5,556/km2 (14,390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3800 |
| Website | Noakhali Municipality |
Maijdee Court (Bengali: মাইজদী কোর্ট), or just Maijdee (Bengali: মাইজদী) is a city in Noakhali District, in south-eastern Bangladesh. It contains the administrative headquarters of Noakhali District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.[2] The governing municipality, called Noakhali Municipality, had a population of 132,185 at the 2022 census, in an area of 23.79 square kilometres (9.19 sq mi).[3] It consists of 9 wards and 36 mahallas.
In 1948, the district headquarters at Sudharam, considered the main city of Noakhali, were submerged by the Meghna River. As a temporary measure, the affected population was relocated eight kilometers to the north to Maijdee. In 1953, the establishment of Noakhali Municipality was officially announced through a gazette notification. It encompassed various mouzas of Kadir Hanif Union, including the old town areas of Kalitara, Sonapur, and Maijdee. Concerns arose about the risk of Maijdee facing a similar fate due to river erosion, prompting authorities to consider relocating the headquarters again. However, protests by locals in the 1960s led to a decision to retain Maijdee as the district headquarters. Subsequently, Maijdee emerged as the new urban center of Noakhali.[2][4]
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Noakhali Municipality had a population of 132,185 and a literacy rate of 90.12%.[1]: 388–394
At the 2011 Bangladesh census, the municipality had 20,222 households and a population of 107,654. 20,909 (19.42%) were under 10 years of age. It had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 75.34%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 959 females per 1000 males.[3]
