Derai Upazila

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Coordinates: 24.7833° N 91.3500° E

Derai Upazila
Derai
Division_name  - District	Sylhet Division  - Sunamganj District
Coordinates	24.7833° N 91.3500° E
Area	420.93 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	185284  - 440/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Derai

Derai (Bengali: দিরাই) is an Upazila of Sunamganj District in the Division of Sylhet, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Derai is located at 24.7833° N 91.3500° E . It has 30041 units of house hold and total area 420.93 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Derai has a population of 185284. Males constitute are 51.38% of the population, and females 48.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 91693. Derai has an average literacy rate of 25.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Derai has 9 Unions/Wards, 170 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 233 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

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