Sylhet at a glance
Upazilla:
There are 39 Upazillas in Sylhet Division. They are:
Sylhet:
Balagonj, Beanibazar, Bishwanath, Companigonj, Dakshin Surm. Fenchugonj,
Gulapgonj, Guainghat, Jaintapur, Kanaighat
Sylhet Sadar, Jakigonj.
Sunamganj:
Bishwambarpur, Chhatak, Derai, Dharmpasha, Duarabazar, Jagannatpur,
Jamalgonj, Shalla, Tahirpur and Sunamgonj Sadar, South Sunamgonj.
Moulvibazar:
Baralekha, Komalgonj, Kulaura, Rajnagar, Srimangol and Moulvibazar sadar, Juri.
Habiganj:
Ajmiriganj, Bhahubal, Baniachaung, Chunarughat, Habiganj Sadar Lakhai,
Madhabpur, Nabiganj, Saystagonj.
Union-councils:
Sylhet has 329 union councils. There are:
Sylhet
–101 Union-Council.
Sunamganj
–84 Union-Council.
Moulvibazar
–67 Union-Council.
Habiganj
-77 Union-Counsil.
Area:
Total are of Sylhet division is 12,596 square kilometers.
Sylhet
–3,490 square kilometers.
Sunamganj
–3,670 square kilometers.
Moulvibazar
–2,799 square kilometers.
Habiganj
-2,637 square kilometers.
Population:
The population of Sylhet within the city corporation, was approximately 427,265 (2007). Together with the metropolitan area it has a population of 2,675,346 as of 2001. Density of population is 627/sq kilometers. The majority of Sylhetis are Muslims (93%), other religious groups include Hindus (7%), and very few numbers of other religions, mainly Buddhists and Christians (less than 0.1%).
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