An administrative region of Sylhet Division in the northeastern region of Bangladesh. From the legends and historical sources it is assumed that the entire area of Sunamganj district belonged to the ancient Kamrup or Pragjyotishpur kingdom. In 1877, Sunamganj district was elevated to a subdivision and in 1984, Sunamganj subdivision was elevated to a district. Boundaries: Khasia and Jaintia hills in the north, Sylhet district in the east, Habiganj district in the south, Netrakona and Kishoreganj districts in the west. Area: 3,669.58 sq km. Location: 24°34' to 25°12' North latitude and 90°56' to 91°49' East longitude. Population: 2013738; Male-1036678, Female-977060. Muslim-1715033, Hindu-294765, Buddhist-2843, Christian-136 and others-961. Manipuri, Khasia, Hajong, Garo etc. tribal people live in this district. Major rivers of the District: Surma, Kushiara, Dhamalia, Jadukata, Bagra, Dahuka, Someswari, Bauli.
Police stations of Sunamganj district
- Sunamganj Model Police Station
- Chhatak Police Station
- Jagannathpur Police Station
- Tahirpur Police Station
- Biswambharpur Police Station
- Doarabazar Police Station
- Dirai Police Station
- Shalla Police Station
- Jamalganj Police Station
- Dharmapasha Police Station
- Madhyanagar Police Station
- Shantiganj Police Station
Circles of Sunamganj district
- Sunamganj Circle
- Chhatak Circle
- Jagannathpur Circle
- Dirai Circle
- Tahirpur Circle
- Dharmapasha Circle
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