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Kamalganj Upazila

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Country
  
Bangladesh

District
  
Moulvibazar District

Postal Code
  
3220-30

Local time
  
Saturday 2:38 PM

Division
  
Sylhet Division

Time zone
  
BST ([[UTC+6 code]]]])

Area
  
485.3 km²

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Weather
  
18°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 88% Humidity

Kamalganj (Bengali: কমলগঞ্জ) is an Upazila of the Moulvibazar District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Contents

Map of Kamalganj, Bangladesh

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kamalganj has a population of 191,672. Males constitute 50.98% of the population, and females 49.02%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 102,877. Kamalganj has an average literacy rate of 28.6% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.

Administration

Kamalganj has 9 Unions/Wards, 118 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 276 villages. The Unions are: Shamsher Nagar, Patanushar, Rahimpur, Munshi Bazar, Ali Nagar, Kamalganj, Adampur, Islampur, Madhabpur.

Points of interest

  • Ham Ham Waterfall
  • Madhobpur Lake
  • Lawachara National Park
  • Shamshernagar STOLport- airport under Bangladesh Air Force at Shamsher Nagar Union Town
  • Bangladesh Air Force Survival Training School
  • BAF Shaheen College : Best college of Moulvibazar district. The college already got two certificate to be the best college of Moulvibazar. Last two years PSC, JSC & SSC result took 1st position among all institution of Moulvibazar district.
  • Shamsher Nagar Tea Garden
  • Grave of 1971 Patriot at Shamsher Nagar Airport
  • Shamsher Nagar Railway Station
  • Shamsher Nagar A. A. T. M. Bohumukhi High School, one of the oldest high schools of this Sub-district.
  • Shingraully village-largest village of this Upazila
  • Jangalia Govt. The primary school is the largest school in Kamalganj Upazila in terms of students.
  • Suja Memorial College, which scored 11th position in HSC result among all institutes in Sylhet board.
  • Hum Hum Waterfall
  • Champarai Tea Garden
  • Patrokhola Tea Garden

    • Notable residents

  • Chowdhury Gulam Akbar, writer, was born in Dargahpur village in 1921.

    • References

    Kamalganj Upazila Wikipedia
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