Melandaha Upazila

Melandaha মেলানদহ
Upazila
Melandaha Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°ECoordinates: 24°58′N 89°50′E / 24.967°N 89.833°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Mymensingh Division
District	Jamalpur District
Area
• Total	239.65 km^2 (92.53 sq mi)
Population (1991)
• Total	262,478
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Melandaha (Bengali: মেলানদহ) is an Upazila of Jamalpur District^[1] in the Division of Mymensingh, Bangladesh.

Geography

Melandaha is located at 24°58′00″N 89°50′00″E / 24.9667°N 89.8333°E . It has 55954 households and total area 239.65 km².

Points of interest

• Gandhi Ashram and Freedom Struggle Museum^[2]
• Hazrat Shah Kamal (R) Mazar Sharif,Durmot

Administration

Melandaha has 11 unions/wards, 140 mauzas/mahallas, and 190 villages.

Unions are named as follows:

• Durmot
• Kulia
• Mahmudpur
• Nangla
• Nayanagar
• Adra
• Charbanipakuria
• Fulkucha
• Ghuserpara
• Jhaughara
• Shyampur

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. Sayed Md Abdullah Al Mamun Chowdhury (2012), "Melandaha Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
2. Akramul Hoque Suman (2015), "Gandhi Ashram, Freedom Struggle Museum attract visitors, researchers", The Daily Observer