Chunarughat Upazila

Chunarughat
চুনারুঘাট
—  Upazila  —
Chunarughat Upazila is located in Bangladesh
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 (191.32 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 233,752
 • Density 472/km2 (1,220/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.

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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]

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Administrative

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

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Last modified on 16 March 2013, at 17:15