Sylhet (division)

সিলেট বিভাগ Sylhet
Basic data
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Sylhet
surface	12,596 km²
Residents	11,291,000 (2016)
density	896 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	BD-G
Website	sylhetdiv.gov.bd (Bengali)

Coordinates: 24 ° 30 '  N , 91 ° 42'  E

The Sylhet Division ( Bengali : সিলেট বিভাগ , Sileṭ bibhāg , Silet Bibhag ) is one of eight administrative units in Bangladesh , which are superordinate to the districts and are named after their largest city. With an area of ​​12,595.95 km², it is one of the smallest administrative units and is located in the far northeast of the country. The division's population is around 11 million (2011). The administrative capital is the city of the same name Sylhet .

The Sylhet division is bordered to the north by the Indian state of Meghalaya , to the east by the Indian state of Assam , to the south by the Indian state of Tripura , and to the west by the Maimansingh , Dhaka and Chittagong divisions .

The administrative unit consists of only four districts and has 14 city administrations and numerous local sub-administrative categories. The four districts are: Habiganj , Moulvibazar , Sunamganj and Sylhet .

After a referendum on July 6, 1947, East Pakistan, now known as Bangladesh, which was part of the undivided Assam before the partition of India , was incorporated. After Bangladesh gained independence in 1973, the area initially belonged to the Chittagong division. On August 1, 1995, the new (sixth) Sylhet Division was formed from the four districts mentioned.

Population development

year	population
1991 census	6,765,039
2001 census	7,939,343
2011 census	9.910.219
2016 estimate	11,291,000

Web links

• Article on the Sylhet Division by Sajahan Miah at Banglapedia
• Divisions of Bangladesh

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sylhet Division. Banglapedia, accessed June 1, 2020 .