Char Fasson () is an upazila of Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh. Geography Char Fasson Upazila has area of 1440.04 km2, located in between 21°54' and 22°16' north latitudes and in between 90°34' and 90°50' east longitudes. It is bounded by Lalmohan Upazila on the north, Bay of Bengal on the south, Manpura Upazila, Shahbazpur Channel and Bay of Bengal on the east, Dashmina and Galachipa Upazilas on the west. There are more than 100 islands in the upazila. Among them are Char Kukri Mukri, Dhal Char, and Char Nizam. Demographics According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Char Fasson had a population of 342,038. Males constituted 51.49% of the population, and females 48.51%. The population aged 18 or over was 148,319. Char Fasson had an average literacy rate of 25.5% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%. Arts and culture There are 15 clubs, 1 Library, 6 cinema hall, 4 theatre group and 1 stadium. Points of tourism Place Jakob Tower Fashion Square, Char Fasson Char Kukri Mukri Taruya Sea beach Charfasson Eid Gah Charfasson BM. Town-Hall Maya Bridge Charfasson Binodon Park Betuya launch ghat Ministry khamar Bari Char Kajur Gachiya Dakshin Aicha Thana Charfasson Bus Terminal Charfasson Samraj Gat Five Kopat Gat Char Patila Char Sondip Administration Char Fasson Upazila is divided into Char Fasson Municipality and 19 union parishads: Abubakarpur, Abdullapur, Aminabad, Aslampur, Awajpur, Char Kolmi, Char Madras, Char Manika, Dhal Char, Hazarigonj, Jahanpur, Jinnaghar, Kukri Mukri, Mujib Nagar, Nazrul Nagar, Nilkamal, Nurabad, Rasulpur, and Osmanganj. The union parishads are subdivided into 68 mauzas and 77 villages. Char Fasson Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas. Religious institutions There are 601 mosques and 5 temples in Char Fasson Upazila. Communication facilities Roads Paved road = 96.80 km semi-paved road = 50 km mud road = 516.32 km. Education There are eight colleges in the upazila. They include Char Fasson Govt. College, Dular Hat Adarsha Degree College, Fatema Matin Mohila College, founded in 1993, and Rasulpur Degree College. According to Banglapedia, Charfassion Govt T Barret Model Secondary School, founded 1932, is a notable secondary school. The madrasa education system includes eight fazil and two kamil madrasas. According to Banglapedia, Charfassion Karamatia Kamil Madrasah, founded in 1945, is a notable kamil madrasa and Hazari Gonj Hamidia Fazil Madrasah is a notable Fazil madrsah Media Weekly Fasson Barta (Defunct), Upakul Barta, Pratham Akash. See