Union councils of Satkhira District (Bengali: সাতক্ষীরা জেলার ইউনিয়ন পরিষদসমূহ) are the smallest rural administrative and local government units in Satkhira District of Bangladesh.[1] The district consists of two municipalities, 7 upazilas, 79 union porishods, 8 thana (police station) and 1436 villages.

Assasuni Upazila

Assasuni has 11 unions, 143 mauzas and 242 villages.[2]

Kalaroa Upazila

Kalaroa has 12 unions/wards, 123 mauzas/mahallas, and 138 villages.[3]

Kaliganj Upazila

Kaliganj has 12 Unions/Wards, 244 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 256 villages.[4]

Tala Upazila

Tala has 12 Unions/Wards, 150 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 229 villages.[5]

Debhata Upazila

Debhata has 5 Unions/Wards, 59 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 122 villages.[6]

Shyamnagar Upazila

Shyamnagar has 1 Paurashava (Municipality) 11 Unions/Wards, 127 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 216 villages.[3]

Satkhira Sadar Upazila

Satkhira Sadar has 14 Unions/Wards, 155 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 235 villages.[7]

References

  1. Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat. "Functioning of Local Government (Union Parishad): Legal and Practical Constraints" (PDF). Democracywatch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  4. De, Sachhida Nanda (2012). "Kaliganj Upazila (Satkhira District)". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  5. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011: Zila Report – Satkhira" (PDF). Table P01 : Household and Population by Sex and Residence, Table P05 : Population by Religion, Age group and Residence, Table P09 : Literacy of Population 7 Years & Above by Religion, Sex and Residence. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), Ministry of Planning, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  6. "Debhata Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  7. "Satkhira Sadar Upazila". Banglapedia. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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