Kanaighat Upazila
Kanaighat
কানাইঘাট | |
|---|---|
Surma River in Kanaighat | |
| Coordinates: 25°1′N 92°14.8′E / 25.017°N 92.2467°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 (2022) | |
• Total | 317,578 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Kanaighati |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 3180 |
| Area code | 08220 |
| Website | kanaighat |
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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.