Barlekha Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.7083° N 92.2000° E

Barlekha Upazila

Barlekha
Division_name
 - District
Sylhet Division
 - Moulvibazar District
Coordinates 24.7083° N 92.2000° E
Area 501.65 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
200674
 - 400/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Barlekha

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

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[edit] Geography

Barlekha is located at 24.7083° N 92.2000° E . It has 33006 units of house hold and total area 501.65 km². Madhav Kunda (waterfall) the most famous natural attraction located in Barlekha. There is an abandoned oil field of Burma Eastern Oil company in Kesrigul area. It was a fully functional oil field but the British had to seal this off following a disastrous oil flood in which crude oil burst out of the well and flooded surrounding area. Asia's largest marshland Hakaluki Haor is situated in Barlekha.

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Barlekha has a population of 200674. Males constitute are 49.86% of the population, and females 50.14%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 100537. Barlekha has an average literacy rate of 34.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]

[edit] Administrative

Barlekha has 12 Unions/Wards, 160 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 320 vilages.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.