Chunarughat Upazila

Chunarughat চুনারুঘাট
—  Upazila  —
Chunarughat Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°E / 24.2083; 91.5217Coordinates: 24°12.5′N 91°31.3′E / 24.2083°N 91.5217°E / 24.2083; 91.5217
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Habiganj District
Area
- Total	495.52 km2 (191.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	233,752
- Density	472/km2 (1,222.5/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Chunarughat

Chunarughat (Bengali: চুনারুঘাট) is an Upazila of Habiganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chunarughat is located at 24°12′30″N 91°31′20″E / 24.2083°N 91.5222°E / 24.2083; 91.5222 . It has 43660 units of house hold and total area 495.52 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chunarughat has a population of 233752. Males constitute are 50.2% of the population, and females 49.8%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 119571. Chunarughat has an average literacy rate of 24.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Chunarughat has 10 Unions/Wards, 165 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 377 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.