# Maijdee

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. 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). It consists of 9 wards and 36 mahallas.

## Background

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.

## Demographics

Religions in Noakhali Municipality (2011) :
| Religion | Religion | Percent | Percent |
| Islam | Islam | 91.21% | 91.21% |
| Hinduism | Hinduism | 8.23% | 8.23% |
| Other or not stated | Other or not stated | 0.56% | 0.56% |
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Noakhali Municipality had a population of 132,185 and a literacy rate of 90.12%.$^{:388–394}$
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.

## Climate

Climate data for Majidee (1991–2020, extremes 1883-present) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.5 (86.9) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.6 (97.9) | 39.3 (102.7) | 38.0 (100.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.4 (97.5) | 34.0 (93.2) | 31.2 (88.2) | 39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24.9 (76.8) | 28.3 (82.9) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.7 (89.1) | 29.5 (85.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 28.8 (83.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.6 (76.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 25.9 (78.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.9 (75.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.1 (79.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 22.2 (72.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 12.0 (53.6) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 10.4 (50.7) | 4.8 (40.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) | 22 (0.9) | 65 (2.6) | 131 (5.2) | 332 (13.1) | 561 (22.1) | 672 (26.5) | 533 (21.0) | 393 (15.5) | 245 (9.6) | 48 (1.9) | 7 (0.3) | 3,017 (118.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 128 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 76 | 76 | 78 | 81 | 86 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 211.0 | 219.1 | 239.2 | 229.5 | 204.3 | 148.5 | 135.6 | 158.1 | 163.4 | 213.5 | 233.5 | 214.8 | 2,370.5 |
| Source 1: NOAA ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (humidity 1981-2010) ||||||||||||||

## See Also

* Upazilas of Bangladesh
* Districts of Bangladesh
* Divisions of Bangladesh
* Upazila
* Thana