Sholokbahar Ward

Sholokbahar

শুলকবহর
Sholokbahar শুলকবহর
Ward
	Coordinates: 22°22′N 91°49.5′E / 22.367°N 91.8250°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Chittagong District
Metropolis	Chittagong
Thana	Chawkbazar Thana (East); Panchlaish Thana (Central); Khulshi Thana (West);
Jatiya Sangsad constituency	Chittagong-10
Formed	1989
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Body	Chattogram City Corporation
• Councillor	Vacant
Area
• Total	12.04 km2 (4.65 sq mi)
Population (2022)
• Total	167,033
• Density	13,870/km2 (35,930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4212
Website	ccc.gov.bd

Sholokbahar (শুলকবহর) is Ward No. 8 of the Chattogram City Corporation and is administratively divided among three thanas: Chawkbazar Thana (East), Panchlaish Thana (Central), and Khulshi Thana (West) in Chattogram, Bangladesh.^[1]^[2]

Area

Sholokbahar Ward covers an area of 12.04 square kilometres.

Population data

According to the 2011 Population and Housing Census of Bangladesh, Sholokbahar Ward had a total population of 134,056, of which 72,091 were male and 61,965 were female. The ward contained 28,558 households."National Report: Union Statistics" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Location and Boundaries

Sholokbahar Ward is located in the central part of the Chattogram City Corporation. It is bounded by: • West: Ward No. 9 North Pahartali • South: Ward No. 13, Ward No. 14, Ward No. 15, Ward No. 16, and Ward No. 6 • East: Ward No. 6, Ward No. 4, and Ward No. 7 • North: Ward No. 7 and Ward No. 2

Councillor list

	Councillor	Party
2010	Muhammad Shamsuzzaman Helaly	Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
2015	Mohammad Morshed Alam	Bangladesh Awami League
2021	Mohammad Morshed Alam	Bangladesh Awami League

History and Etymology

During the era of Arab merchants, the part of the ancient Karnaphuli River where trading vessels anchored was known as “Sulukul Bahar.” In Arabic, the term means “a resting place or harbour for merchant ships.”"Sulukul Bahar to Shulk Bahar – Bandar Shahar Chattogram, p. 44".

Over time, the name evolved from Sulukul Bahar to Salluk Bahar, and eventually to the modern name Shulakbahar (Shulk Bahar)."Sulukul Bahar to Shulk Bahar – Bandar Shahar Chattogram, p. 147".

Administrative Structure

Sholokbahar is Ward No. 8 of the Chattogram City Corporation. • The eastern part is administered under Chawkbazar Thana. • The central part falls under Panchlaish Thana. • The western part is under Khulshi Thana.

It is also part of the Chittagong-10 (Constituency 287) of the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament).

References

^ Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^ 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-1] Palit, Tapan (2012). "Chittagong City Corporation". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

[2] 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.

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