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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