Union councils of Bagerhat District (Bengali: বাগেরহাট জেলার ইউনিয়ন পরিষদসমূহ) are the smallest rural administrative and local government units in Satkhira District of Bangladesh.[1] The district consists of 2 municipalities, 9 upazilas, 79 union porishods and 1047 villages.

Bagerhat Sadar Upazila

Bagerhat Sadar has 10 Wards/Unions, 187 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 167 villages.[2]

Fakirhat Upazila

Fakirhat has 8 Unions/24Wards, 67 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 87 villages.[3]

Mollahat Upazila

Mollahat Thana was established in 1967 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 7 union parishads, 58 mouzas and 102 villages.

Kachua Upazila

Kachua has 7 Unions/Wards, 78 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 96 villages.

Chitalmari Upazila

Chitalmari thana was turned into an upazila in 1983. Chitalmari has 7 unions/wards, 58 mouzas/mahallas, and 121 villages. |list5 =

Morrelganj Upazila

Morrelganj Upazila has 16 unions, 1 municipality, 122 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 184 villages.

Rampal Upazila

Rampal has 11 Unions/Wards, 140 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 149 villages.

Mongla Upazila

Mongla thana was established in 1976 and was turned into an upazila in 1983. It consists of 1 municipality 7 union parishads, 37 mouzas and 77 villages.

Sarankhola Upazila

Sarankhola has 4 Unions/Wards, 11 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 44 villages.

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. ↑ HM Khaled Kamal (2012), "Bagerhat Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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