Nabiganj Upazila

Nabiganj Thana নবীগঞ্জ
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Habiganj District
Government
– MP (Habiganj-1)	Sheikh Sujat Mia (BNP)
Area
– Total	439.6 km2 (169.7 sq mi)
Population
– Total	246,933
– Density	562/km2 (1,455.6/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Postal code	3000

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

Geography

Nabiganj is located at 24°34′00″N 91°31′00″E / 24.5667°N 91.5167°E / 24.5667; 91.5167 . It has 41358 units of house hold and total area 439.6 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Nabiganj has a population of 246933. Males constitute are 50.27% of the population, and females 49.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 126527. Nabiganj has an average literacy rate of 26.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Nabiganj has 13 Unions/Wards, 220 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 359 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. 

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