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Melandaha
মেলানদহ
Country Bangladesh
DivisionMymensingh Division
DistrictJamalpur District
Area
 • Total239.65 km2 (92.53 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total262,478
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)

Melandaha (Template:Lang-bn) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24°58′00″N 89°50′00″E / 24.9667°N 89.8333°E / 24.9667; 89.8333 . It has 55954 households and total area 239.65 km².

Points of interest

  • Gandhi Ashram and Freedom Struggle Museum[2]
  • Hazrat Shah Kamal (R) Mazar Sharif,Durmot

Administration

Melandaha has 11 unions/wards, 140 mauzas/mahallas, and 190 villages.

Unions are named as follows:

  • Durmot
  • Kulia
  • Mahmudpur
  • Nangla
  • Nayanagar
  • Adra
  • Charbanipakuria
  • Fulkucha
  • Ghuserpara
  • Jhaughara
  • Shyampur

See also

References

  1. ^ Sayed Md Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Melandaha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ Akramul Hoque Suman (2015), "Gandhi Ashram, Freedom Struggle Museum attract visitors, researchers", The Daily Observer