Noakhali

Noakhali is a major coastal district of Chattogram Division known for deltaic settlement, island upazilas, migration, and dense rural-commercial life. The district's administrative center is Maijdee within Noakhali Sadar Upazila. It includes nine upazilas with Hatiya as the largest by area and dense mainland population clusters elsewhere.

Noakhali's history is strongly shaped by coastal river shifts, delta formation, trade, and repeated political and social change. It has long been a formative district in southeastern Bengal and gave rise to several later districts.

Location: Coastal southeastern Bangladesh near the Meghna estuary and offshore islands. The district includes mainland plains, chars, and island landscapes such as Hatiya.

Headquarters: Maijdee / Noakhali Sadar administrative center

Subdivisions: 9 upazilas

Current upazilas in this database are linked separately through the upazilas table.

Noakhali is one of the densely populated coastal districts of Bangladesh, with strong mainland and island population centers, extensive migration history, and a Muslim majority population.

Noakhali's education network is strong at district level and linked closely with Noakhali Science and Technology University and other regional institutions in the southeastern corridor.

Economy and culture: agriculture, fisheries, remittance, small trade, island livelihoods, and migration-linked social change shape the district. Hatiya and Chowmuhani are especially important to its identity.