Mithamain Upazila

Mithamoin () is an upazila (subdistrict) of Kishoreganj District in northern Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka Division. It is best known as the home upazila of Abdul Hamid, the current President of Bangladesh.
Geography.
Mithamoin is located at . Mithamoin has 17,183 households and a total land area of 222.92 km2.
History.
The area has been inhabited for centuries. The name of Mithamain can be found in James Rennell's 1781 map of Bengal. The upazila was named after the village of Mithamain. Its etymology is rumored to be that at one time there was a large reed forest in the vicinity of the area. The reed was sweet, and the name of the village came to Mithabon (মিঠাবন "sweet forest") which was corrupted to Mithamon and later Mithamain/Mithamoin in the local dialect.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, 28 Bengalis were murdered in the village of Dhubajura and 3 in Telikhai on 1 November. Boira was a site of mass killing. On 7 November 1983, Mithamain Thana was upgraded to an upazila.
Demographics.
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Mithamoin's population is 108,204. The population's male to female ratio is 51.79% to 48.21%. 49,034 of Upazila's population is aged 18 or above. Mithamoin has an average literacy rate of 15.6% (7+ years). The literary rate nationally is 32.4%.
Administration.
Mithamoin Upazila is divided into Mithamoin Municipality and seven union parishads: Bairati, Dhaki, Ghagra, Gopedighi, Khatkhal, Keorjori, and Mithamain. The union parishads are subdivided into 59 mauzas and 135 villages.