Kamalganj Upazila

Infobox of upazilas
native_name = Kamalganj
locator_position = right
latd = 24.3667
longd = 91.8667
division_name = Sylhet Division
district = Maulvibazar District
population_as_of = 1991
population_total = 191672
population_density = 395
area_total = 485.26
area_telephone =
postal_code =
maplink = www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/maulvibazar/Kamalganj.gif
maplink_caption = Official Map of Kamalganj
footnotes =

Kamalganj ( _bn. কমলগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of Maulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Geography

Kamalganj is located at coord|24.3667|N|91.8667|E| . It has 37112 units of house hold and total area 485.26 km².

Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGR|Bangladeh, Kamalganj has a population of 191672. Males constitute are 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102877. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. cite web | accessdate = November 10 | accessyear = 2006 | url = http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm | archivedate = 2005-03-27 | title = Population Census Wing, BBS.]

Administrative

Kamalganj has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 276 villages.

ee also

*Upazilas of Bangladesh
*Districts of Bangladesh
*Divisions of Bangladesh

References