Bhola (town)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Bhola |
| native_name | ভোলা |
| settlement_type | |
| image_skyline | Bagmara Bridge-Banglabazar-Bhola-barishal-Bangladesh.jpg |
| image_caption | Bridge connecting Bhola and Barisal |
| pushpin_map | Bangladesh Barisal division#Bangladesh |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location of Bhola town in Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Bangladesh |
| subdivision_type1 | Division |
| subdivision_name1 | Barisal |
| subdivision_type2 | District |
| subdivision_name2 | Bhola |
| subdivision_type3 | Upazila |
| subdivision_name3 | Bhola Sadar |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Paura Mayor |
| leader_name | Mohammod Monirujjaman |
| {{cite news | url |
| area_total_km2 | 31.9 |
| population_as_of | 2011 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 47477 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| timezone | BST |
| utc_offset | +6 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| blank_name | Calling code |
| :: |
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Bhola () is a town and district headquarters of Bhola District in Barisal Division, Bangladesh.
Administration
Bhola sub-division was established under the Noakhali district in 1845. At that time its administrative center was at Amania of Daulatkhan. The sub-division was included in the Barisal district in 1869. The sub-division then consisted of Daulatkhan and Burhanuddin Hat Thanas and three outposts, namely, Taltali, Gazipur, and Tazumuddin. The sub-divisional headquarters was shifted from Daulatkhan to Bhola in 1876. It was elevated to a district on 1 February 1984.
Demographics
As of 2011, Bhola has 9,635 households and a population of 47,477. 9,320 (19.63%) were under 10 years of age. Bhola had a literacy rate of 76.04% and a sex ratio of 939 females per 1,000 males.
Climate
| width = auto | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Bhola (1991–2020, extremes 1965-present) | Jan record high C = 31.0 | Feb record high C = 34.7 | Mar record high C = 38.8 | Apr record high C = 38.9 | May record high C = 37.8 | Jun record high C = 37.0 | Jul record high C = 37.2 | Aug record high C = 36.6 | Sep record high C = 37.3 | Oct record high C = 36.5 | Nov record high C = 34.5 | Dec record high C = 31.0 | year record high C = 38.9 | Jan high C = 25.4 | Feb high C = 28.6 | Mar high C = 32.0 | Apr high C = 33.2 | May high C = 33.1 | Jun high C = 32.0 | Jul high C = 31.1 | Aug high C = 31.4 | Sep high C = 31.6 | Oct high C = 31.8 | Nov high C = 29.9 | Dec high C = 26.7 | year high C = 30.6 | Jan mean C = 17.8 | Feb mean C = 21.5 | Mar mean C = 25.8 | Apr mean C = 28.2 | May mean C = 28.9 | Jun mean C = 28.7 | Jul mean C = 28.2 | Aug mean C = 28.4 | Sep mean C = 28.2 | Oct mean C = 27.3 | Nov mean C = 23.7 | Dec mean C = 19.4 | year mean C = 25.5 | Jan low C = 12.3 | Feb low C = 15.8 | Mar low C = 20.9 | Apr low C = 24.1 | May low C = 25.3 | Jun low C = 26.1 | Jul low C = 26.0 | Aug low C = 26.1 | Sep low C = 25.8 | Oct low C = 24.1 | Nov low C = 19.3 | Dec low C = 14.4 | year low C = 21.7 | Jan record low C = 4.4 | Feb record low C = 9.5 | Mar record low C = 12.3 | Apr record low C = 17.5 | May record low C = 19.0 | Jun record low C = 20.4 | Jul record low C = 22.7 | Aug record low C = 23.4 | Sep record low C = 22.0 | Oct record low C = 18.5 | Nov record low C = 13.0 | Dec record low C = 7.5 | year record low C = 4.4 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 8.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 21.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 44.0 | Apr precipitation mm = 98.0 | May precipitation mm = 235.0 | Jun precipitation mm = 418.0 | Jul precipitation mm = 448.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 360.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 295.0 | Oct precipitation mm = 192.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 41.0 | Dec precipitation mm = 7.0 | year precipitation mm = 2167.0 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 1.0 | Feb precipitation days = 2.0 | Mar precipitation days = 3.0 | Apr precipitation days = 6.0 | May precipitation days = 12.0 | Jun precipitation days = 19.0 | Jul precipitation days = 24.0 | Aug precipitation days = 23.0 | Sep precipitation days = 17.0 | Oct precipitation days = 9.0 | Nov precipitation days = 2.0 | Dec precipitation days = 1.0 | year precipitation days = 119.0 |Jan humidity = 81 |Feb humidity = 77 |Mar humidity = 77 |Apr humidity = 81 |May humidity = 84 |Jun humidity = 88 |Jul humidity = 90 |Aug humidity = 89 |Sep humidity = 89 |Oct humidity = 86 |Nov humidity = 83 |Dec humidity = 82 |year humidity = | Jan sun = 190.0 | Feb sun = 198.4 | Mar sun = 212.9 | Apr sun = 208.5 | May sun = 184.7 | Jun sun = 128.9 | Jul sun = 117.7 | Aug sun = 133.1 | Sep sun = 136.6 | Oct sun = 190.3 | Nov sun = 209.4 | Dec sun = 180.6 | year sun = 2091.1 | source 1 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Bangladesh/CSV/Bhola_41951.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Bhola |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = June 13, 2024}} |source 2 = Bangladesh Meteorological Department (humidity 1981–2010) | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181224172119/http://bmd.gov.bd/file/2016/08/17/pdf/52.pdf | archive-date = 24 December 2018 | url = http://www.bmd.gov.bd/?/p/=Monthly-Humidity-Normal-Data | title = Normal Monthly Humidity | publisher = Bangladesh Meteorological Department | access-date = 24 December 2018}}
References
References
- "Mayor of Bhola town's Civic body".
- {{Cite Banglapedia
- "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Community Report – Bhola". [[Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics]].
- "Climate of Bangladesh".
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