Kanaighat Upazila
Kanaighat (Bengali: কানাইঘাট) is an upazila of Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It is the second-largest upazila (sub-district) of Sylhet District after Gowainghat Upazila. It is named after the town of Kanaighat, which is also the only municipality in the Upazila.
Kanaighat
কানাইঘাট | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
Surma River in Kanaighat | |
| Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet |
| District | Sylhet |
| Thana | 1880-1932 |
| Upazila | 1983 |
| Government | |
| • Upazila Chairman | Alhaj Abdul Mumin Chowdhury |
| • MP (Sylhet-5) | Hafiz Ahmed Mazumder |
| Area | |
| • Total | 391.79 km2 (151.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 263,969 |
| • Density | 670/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kanaighati |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3180 |
| Website | kanaighat |
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