Manpura Island

Manpura Island
Soil on the verge of erosion along the shore
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Geography
LocationBay of Bengal
Coordinates22°18′N 90°58′E / 22.300°N 90.967°E / 22.300; 90.967
Area373 km2 (144 sq mi)
Administration
DivisionBarisal
DistrictBhola
Demographics
Population76,582 (2011)[1]
Pop. density205.3/km2 (531.7/sq mi)
Ethnic groupsBengalis
Additional information
Time zone

Manpura Island is an island in the northern Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh, at the mouth of the Meghna river.[2] It consists of Manpura upazila, Bhola District.[3] The island has an area of 373 km2. Other major offshore islands of this region are Bhola Island (which is the largest) and Hatia Island. All of these islands are densely populated.

Nature

The island has a high rate of erosion. Studies made from 1973 to 2010 have shown the proof of the islands threat of land erosion.[4]

Bhola Cyclone

The Bhola Cyclone hit Manpura Island in 1970. The first person to notice it on the island was Kammaluddin Chodhur Y, a farmer who saw a glow in the distance before realizing it was a wave from the cyclone.[5]

Renewable energy

The island is set to be the first island in Bangladesh to be powered only by renewable energy by 2021. The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority have started traveling throughout the island to share the energy.[6] It first started on October 1, 2019.[7]

Crime

This island has experienced pirate attacks. In 2005, pirates looted Tk 20 lakh ($23,690.58) and kidnapped five fisherman.[8]

On October 28, 2009, a woman was gang raped by multiple passengers of a speed boat while heading to Manpura Island.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ Bangladesh population and housing census 2011 : zila report Bhola. [Dhaka]: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2015. ISBN 978-984-33-8653-3. OCLC 978250366.
  2. ^ "Solar hope for Manpura". The Daily Star. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. ^ "1.4cr coastal people still out of shelter coverage". The Daily Star. 2007-11-16. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  4. ^ Ali, Md; Haque, Fazlul; Rahman, Shah; Iqubal, Kazi; Nazma; Ahmed, Ashfaque (2013-01-25). "Loss and gain of land of Manpura island of Bhola district: An integrated approach using remote sensing and GIS". Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. 22: 29–37. doi:10.3329/dujbs.v22i1.46271.
  5. ^ Withington, John (2010-02-16). Disaster!: A History of Earthquakes, Floods, Plagues, and Other Catastrophes. Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-62636-708-1.
  6. ^ "An alternative energy future for Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 2017-08-01. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  7. ^ "Solar mini-grids in Manpura Island with capacities of 281 kW". www.sreda.gov.bd. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
  8. ^ "Pirates loot 5 trawlers on Meghna estuary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  9. ^ "Female boat passenger gang raped in Bhola". The Independent. Retrieved 2020-04-14.