Jalalabad Union, Sylhet Sadar
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Jalalabad
জালালাবাদ ইউনিয়ন Rajargaon | |
|---|---|
| Jalalabad Union Council | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Sylhet Division |
| District | Sylhet District |
| Upazila | Sylhet Sadar Upazila |
| Government | |
| • MP (Sylhet-1) | Khandaker Abdul Muktadir |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.04 km2 (12.76 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 17,968 |
| • Density | 543.8/km2 (1,409/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Jalalabadi |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | jalalabadup |
Jalalabad Union (Bengali: জালালাবাদ ইউনিয়ন) is a Union Parishad under Sylhet Sadar Upazila of Sylhet District in the Sylhet Division of Bangladesh. It has an area of 33.04 square kilometres and a population of 17,968.
Jalalabad Union borders South Ranikhai Union (Companiganj Upazila) in the north, Singra River and Mogalgaon Union in the south and Kalaruka Union (Chhatak Upazila) in the west and Hatkhola Union to its east. It has an area of 33.04 square kilometres.[1]
History
The 24 villages located north of the Chenger Khal river were collectively referred to as Rajargaon (Village of the Raja) in the past. It was renamed to Jalalabad in honor of the Sufi missionary Shah Jalal when it was established as a union.[2]
