Sonagazi Upazila
Sonagazi () is an upazila (sub-district) of Feni District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Geography. Sonagazi is located at . It has 37,184 households and a total area of 235.07 km. It is situated in the southern part of the district, the only Upazila to have a coastline with the Bay of Bengal. Sonagazi is noted for its natural environment, and a sluice gate, known as "Muhuri Project", built in the late 1970s to control water flow of the Feni river is a tourist destination. Demographics. According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sonagazi had a population of 215,122 , of whom 99,050 were aged 18 or over. Males constituted 49.8% of the population, and females 50.2%. Sonagazi has an average literacy rate of 32.2% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%. Administration. Sonagazi Upazila is divided into Sonagazi Municipality and nine union parishads: Amirabad, Bogadana, Charmozlishpur, Chardorbesh, Chorchandia, Mongolkandi, Motigonj, Nababpur, and Sonagazi. The union parishads are subdivided into 94 mauzas and 95 villages. Sonagazi Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 14 mahallas.