Union councils of Narayanganj District

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Union councils of Narayanganj District (Bengali: নারায়ণগঞ্জ জেলার ইউনিয়ন পরিষদসমূহ) are the smallest rural administrative and local government units in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh.[1] The district consists of 5 municipalities, 5 upazilas, 7 thana, 39 union porishods, mouza 757 and 1374 villages.

Araihazar Upazila

Araihazar Upazila is divided into Araihazar Municipality, Gopaldi Municipality, and 11 union parishads:

Bandar Upazila

The union parishads are subdivided into 89 mauzas and 158 villages.[3] Bandar Upazila is divided into five union parishads:

Narayanganj Sadar Upazila

Narayanganj Sadar Upazila is divided into 10 Union Parishads and a City Corporation. The union parishads are subdivided into 56 mauzas and 132 villages.[4][5]

Rupganj Upazila

Rupganj Upazila is divided into Kanchan Municipality, Tarabo Municipality and seven union parishads: The union parishads are subdivided into 144 mauzas and 285 villages.

Kanchan Municipality and Tarabo Municipality are each subdivided into 9 wards and 9 mahallas.[6]

Sonargaon Upazila

Sonargaon Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 60 mahallas. The union parishads are subdivided into 351 mauzas and 487 villages.[7]

Sonargaon Upazila is divided into Sonargaon Municipality and ten union parishads:

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. ^ পৌরসভা ও ইউনিয়নসমূহ [Municipalities and unions]. Araihazar Upazila.
  3. ^ "History & Facts". Naryanganj City Corporation. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "History & Facts". Narayanganj City Corporation. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2025-07-23.
  5. ^ Report. 11 September 2012. Jugantor. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  6. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Narayanganj" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  7. ^ Shamsuddoha Chowdhury (2012), "Sonargaon Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
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