Chhatak

This article is about the town of Chhatak. For the full area or upazila of Chhatak, see Chhatak Upazila.

Chhatak
—  Town  —
Chhatak
Coordinates: 25°2′N 91°40′E / 25.033°N 91.667°E / 25.033; 91.667Coordinates: 25°2′N 91°40′E / 25.033°N 91.667°E / 25.033; 91.667
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sunamganj
Upazila	Chhatak
Area
- Total	9.24 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population
- Total	34,498
- Density	3,733.5/km2 (9,669.8/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Chhatak (former Chhatir Bazaar) is a town in northeastern Bangladesh, on the Surma River, Sunamganj district, Sylhet division. It has a population of 34,498 and an area of 9.24 km². Chhatak expanded rapidly following the discovery of a natural gas field nearby in 1959. As well as the work generated in extracting gas, the town also has a number of industries powered by natural gas, including the largest cement plant in Bangladesh (due to go into production at the end of 2005).

Geography

Chhatak Upazila (Sunamganj district) with an area of 434.76 km², is bounded by Dowarabazar Upazila on the north, Jagannathpur upazila on the south, Companiganj, Sylhet Sadar Upazila, and Bishwanath Upazila on the east, Sunamganj sadar upazila on the west. Main river: Surma. It has got 13 Unions.

Politics

Two main political parties Awamileague and BNP representative serving Chhatak since 1996. Current MP Muhibur Rahman Manik is representing Awamileague. Kalim Uddin Ahmed Milon of BNP served from 2001-2007 as an MP for Chhatak Dowarabazar parliamentary constituency.

References

• Banglapedia
• Cement Americas
• Jawa Bazar
• Jalalabad
• Chor Mohalla
• News Report About Chhatak Gas Field http://banglapraxis.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/gas-field-blow-out-niko-sued-for-tk-746cr-over-tengratilla-loss/