Sreemangal Upazila

Srimangal
শ্রীমঙ্গল
Tea gardens of Srimangal
Division Sylhet Division
District Maulvibazar District
Government
 • MP (Maulvibazar-4) Md Abdus Shahid (Awami League)
Area
 • Total 450.74 km2 (174.03 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 230,889
 • Density 512/km2 (1,330/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code 3210-14

Srimangal (Bengali: শ্রীমঙ্গল, Sylheti: ꠍ꠆ꠞꠤꠝꠋꠉꠟ) is an Upazila of Maulvibazar District[1] in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh.

Geography

Sreemangal is located at 24°18′30″N 91°44′00″E / 24.3083°N 91.7333°E / 24.3083; 91.7333. It has 43,952 households and total area 450.74 km².

Climate

Climate data for Sreemangal
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 25.9
(78.6)		 27.9
(82.2)		 32.0
(89.6)		 33.3
(91.9)		 32.6
(90.7)		 31.9
(89.4)		 31.8
(89.2)		 31.8
(89.2)		 32.0
(89.6)		 30.9
(87.6)		 29.1
(84.4)		 26.6
(79.9)		 30.5
(86.9)
Average low °C (°F) 8.9
(48)		 11.4
(52.5)		 16.9
(62.4)		 21.1
(70)		 23.2
(73.8)		 24.5
(76.1)		 24.9
(76.8)		 24.8
(76.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 21.8
(71.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 10.7
(51.3)		 19
(66.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 12
(0.47)		 28
(1.1)		 93
(3.66)		 219
(8.62)		 366
(14.41)		 498
(19.61)		 380
(14.96)		 331
(13.03)		 260
(10.24)		 192
(7.56)		 35
(1.38)		 6
(0.24)		 2,420
(95.28)
Source: Climate-data.org

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Srimangal has a population of 230,889. Males constitute 51.76% of the total population, and females 48.24%. This Upazila's 18+ population is 124,778. Srimangal has an average literacy rate of 29.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. Hindus constitute around 45% of the total population making up over one lakh, making it a city with one of the highest concentration of Hindus in Bangladesh.[2]

Administration

Srimangal has 9 Unions, 129 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 206 villages.

Education

According to Banglapedia, Victoria High School, founded in 1924, is a notable secondary school.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gopal Dev Chowdhury (2012), "Sreemangal Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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