Zakiganj Upazila

Zakiganj জকিগঞ্জ
Upazila
Zakiganj Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°52.7′N 92°22.3′E / 24.8783°N 92.3717°ECoordinates: 24°52.7′N 92°22.3′E / 24.8783°N 92.3717°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
District	Sylhet District
Area
• Total	287.33 km^2 (110.94 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	174,038
• Density	606/km^2 (1,570/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Zakiganj

Zakiganj (Bengali: জকিগঞ্জ Zokigonj) is an Upazila of Sylhet District in Sylhet Division, Bangladesh.

History

The town is famous in Sylhet, for being the home town of Quari Abdul Latif Chowdhury, the founder of the Latifia Muslim sect movement.

Geography

Zakiganj is located at 24°52′40″N 92°22′20″E / 24.8778°N 92.3722°E . It has 29836 households and total area 287.33 km².

It is situated on the north bank of Kushiyara River, opposite Karimganj town of Assam, India.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Zakiganj has a population of 174038. Males constitute 50.55% of the population, and females 49.45%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 85935. Zakiganj has an average literacy rate of 30.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1] Religions: Muslim 81.48%, Hindu 18.47%, Buddhist, Christian and others 0.05%.

Administrative

Zakiganj has 09 Unions/Wards, 115 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 286 villages.

The unions are:

1. Barahal
2. Barathakuri
3. Birosree
4. Kajalshar
5. Khaskanakpur
6. Kholachara
7. Manikpur
8. Sultanpur
9. Zakiganj

Tourist Place

• Derivation of two river(Kushiara,Surma) from Barak river of India.
• Customs wharfage
• Hills of Atgram

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. Retrieved November 10, 2006.