Sylhet District

Sylhet District (Bengali: সিলেট জেলা), located in north-east Bangladesh, is one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division, which contains Sylhet, the regional capital.

This article is about the district of Sylhet. For other uses, see Sylhet (disambiguation).

Sylhet
সিলেট জেলা
District of Bangladesh
Sylhet District
From top: Lalakhal, Bichnakandi, Shah Jalal Dargah, Keane Bridge, view of Jaflong hills
Location of Sylhet District in Bangladesh
Expandable map of Sylhet District
Coordinates: 24°53′N 91°52′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionSylhet Division
Established1772
Government
 • Deputy CommissionerMd. Mozibor Rahman
Area
 • Total3,452.07 km2 (1,332.85 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 census)
 • Total3,857,037
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
DemonymSylheti
Time zoneUTC+06:00 (BST)
Postal code
3100
HDI (2018)0.596
medium · 11th of 21
Websitesylhet.gov.bd
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