Shalikha Upazila
Shalikha
শালিখা | |
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 Paddy fields in the village of Shablat, Shalikha Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 23°18.3′N 89°22.8′E / 23.3050°N 89.3800°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Khulna |
| District | Magura |
| Government | |
| • UNO | Tanvir Hasan Chowdhury |
| Area | |
• Total | 228.65 km2 (88.28 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 179,666 |
| • Density | 785.77/km2 (2,035.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 7620[2] |
| Website | Official Site of Shalikha |
| Arpara is the headquarter of Shalikha upazila. | |
Shalikha (Bengali: শালিখা) is an upazila of Magura District[3] in the Division of Khulna, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Shalikha is located at 23°18′20″N 89°22′45″E / 23.3056°N 89.3792°E. It has 36,905 households and total area 228.65 km2.
Administration
[edit]Shalikha Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Arpara, Bunagati, Dhaneswargati, Gongarampur, Shalikha, Shatakhali, and Talkhari. The union parishads are subdivided into 100 mauzas and 118 villages.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 400. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 21 October 2024.
- ^ Biren Mukherjee (2012), "Salikha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Magura" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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