Sullah Upazila
Sullah শাল্লা | |
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Nickname(s): ঘুঙ্গিয়ারগাও | |
Division | Sylhet Division |
District | Sunamganj District |
Government | |
• MP (Sunamganj-2) | Joya Sengupta (Awami League) |
• Ex-MP (Sunamganj-2) | Suranjit Sengupta |
Area | |
• Total | 260.74 km2 (100.67 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 89,941 |
• Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Sullawi, Shallawi |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 3000 |
Sullah (Bengali: শাল্লা) or Sulla[1] is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Etymology[]
Sullah is variant of Shah Ullah, which was named after its founder, Shah Ullah. Locally, it is pronounced and written as Shal'lah.
Geography[]
Sullah is located at 24°37′35″N 91°15′00″E / 24.6264°N 91.2500°E. It has 13881 households and total area 260.74 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Sullah has a population of 89941. Males constitute 51.08% of the population, and females 48.92%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 43247. Sullah has an average literacy rate of 21.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Sullah Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Atgaon, Bahara, Habibpur, and Shalla. The union parishads are subdivided into 65 mauzas and 116 villages.[3]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Jiban Kumar Chanda (2012). "Sulla Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Sunamganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- Upazilas of Sunamganj District
- Sylhet Division geography stubs