Official Name: | Bakalia[1] |
Native Name: | বাকলিয়া |
Settlement Type: | Thana |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | right --> |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Chittagong District |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Bakalia (Bengali: বাকলিয়া) is a thana of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh. Bakalia thana with an area of 12.33 km2 is located in between 22°26' and 22°19' north latitudes and in between 91°50' and 91°54' east longitudes. It is bounded by Chandgaon Thana on the north, Karnaphuli Upazila and Karnaphuli river on the east and on the south, and Chattogram Kotwali Thana on the west.
See also: Education in Bangladesh. Bakalia Government College is recently established as a government college in 2016.
According to Banglapedia, Bakalia Government Laboratory School is a notable secondary school.[2]