What is Upazila?
{{Infobox subdivision type | name = Upazila | alt_name = | alt_name1 = | alt_name2 = | alt_name3 = | alt_name4 = | map = [[File:Bangladesh subdistricts.png|250px|Upazilas of Bangladesh, divided by white lines]] | category = Administrative units | territory = Bangladesh | upper_unit = | start_date = 1982 | start_date1 = | start_date2 = | start_date3 = | start_date4 = | legislation_begin = | legislation_begin1 = | legislation_begin2 = | legislation_begin3 = | legislation_begin4 = | legislation_end = | legislation_end1 = | legislation_end2 = | legislation_end3 = | legislation_end4 = | end_date = | end_date1 = | end_date2 = | end_date3 = | end_date4 = | current_number = 492 | number_date = | type1 = | status = | status1 = | exofficio = | exofficio1 = | population_range = 596,886–1,634,750 | area_range = 572–2,829 km² | government ={{nowrap|Upazila Nirbahi Officer; UNO}} (Administrator) | government1 = Upazila Parishad (Council) | government2 = UP Chairman (Executive) | subdivision = [[Union councils of Bangladesh|Union councils]] (4,554) | subdivision1 = | subdivision2 = }} '''Upazila''' is a unit in the administrative system of [[Bangladesh]]. An upazila is made up of a few villages or unions and a district is made up of a few upazilas. There are 492 upazilas in 64 districts under 8 divisions in Bangladesh. ==Etymology== The word upazila is a combination of Sanskrit and Arabic. The sub is a Sanskrit prefix and the word zila is derived from the Arabic word dila. [[Category:Local government]] [[Category:Geography of Bangladesh]] {{asia-stub}}