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Sylhet District

Coordinates: 24°53′N 91°52′E / 24.883°N 91.867°E / 24.883; 91.867
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This article is about the district of Sylhet. For other uses, see Sylhet (disambiguation).

Sylhet (Bengali: সিলেট), located in north-east Bangladesh, is the divisional capital and one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division.

Sylhet
সিলেট
District
Sylhet District
Garden city Building, Sylhet
Garden city Building, Sylhet
Location of Sylhet District in Bangladesh
Location of Sylhet District in Bangladesh
Map
Expandable map of Sylhet District
Coordinates: 24°53′N 91°52′E / 24.883°N 91.867°E / 24.883; 91.867
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
Established1782
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerM. Kazi Emdadul Islam[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total3,452.07 km2 (1,332.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total3,957,000[1]
Demonym(s)Sylheti, Siloti
Literacy rate
 • Total66%
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3100
HDI (2018)0.596[4]
medium · 11th of 21
Websitesylhet.gov.bd

History

Main article: History of Sylhet

Sylhet district was established on 3 January 1782, and until 1878 it was part of Bengal province. In that year, Sylhet was included in the newly created Assam Province, and it remained as part of Assam up to 1947 (except during the brief break-up of Bengal province in 1905–11). Sylhet district was divided into five subdivisions and the current Sylhet District was known as the North Sylhet subdivision. In 1947, Sylhet became a part of East Pakistan as a result of a referendum (except 3½ thanas of Karimganj subdivision) as part of Chittagong Division.[5] It was subdivided into four districts in 1983–84 with the current Sylhet District being known as North Sylhet. It became a part of Sylhet Division after its formation in 1995. Sylhet has played a vital role in the Bangladeshi economy. Several of Bangladesh's finance ministers have been Members of Parliament from the city of Sylhet.[5]

Administration

Sylhet District is divided into thirteen Upazilas.[5]

The upazilas are:

Demographics

As of 2011, Muslims are 92.62% of the population in Sylhet district while Hindus are 7.23% of the population.

Religions in Sylhet district (2011)[6]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 92.62%
Hindus
 
 7.23%
Other or not stated
 
 0.15%

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sylhet · Population". population.city.
  2. ^ pmis.mopa.gov.bd/pmis/Forms/dclist.php
  3. ^ "registered through Argeweb". www.geohive.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Ashfaq Hossain (2012). "Sylhet District". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference census was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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