Monday, March 18, 2013

Sunamganj District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Sunamganj District (Sylhet division) with an area of 3669.58 sq km, is bounded by Khasia and Jaintia hills (India) on the north, habiganj and kishoreganj districts on the south, sylhet district on the east, netrokona and greater mymensingh districts on the west. Annual average temperature: maximum 33.2 oC and minimum 13.6 oC; annual rainfall 3334 mm. There are many haors and beels in Sunamganj.

Sunamganj At a Glance

Area: 3669.58 Km2
Upazila Road: 733.33 Km
Union Road: 814.28 Km
Village Road: 1227.38 Km VA
928.71 Km VB
Population: 19,68,669
Density: 536.5 per Km2
Literacy: 22.3 %
Upazilas: 11
Union: 84
Pourashavas: 4
Primary Schools: 1313
High Schools: 199
Colleges:

Upazilas

Biswamvarpur
Chatak
Dakhin Sunamganj
Derai
Dharmapasha
Doarabazar
Jagannathpur
Jamalganj
Sulla
Sunamganj Sadar
Tahirpur