Sylhet District

**Sylhet**

**সিলেট**, **ꠍꠤꠟꠐ**
Sylhet সিলেট, ꠍꠤꠟꠐ
District
	Location of Sylhet in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 24°53′N 91°52′E / 24.883°N 91.867°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Sylhet Division
Established	1782
Area
• Total	3,490.40 km2 (1,347.65 sq mi)
Population (2001)
• Total	2,675,346
• Density	770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Literacy rate
• Total	46%
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+7 (BDST)
Postal code	3100
Website	www.dcsylhet.gov.bd

Sylhet District is a district of Bangladesh. It is one of the four districts in the Sylhet Division.

Most people living in the district follow Islam as a religion. More than 80% of people are Muslim. Hinduism is the second largest religion in this country.

References

↑ "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

[Bangladesh_Bureau_of_Statistics-1] "Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2013-05-31.

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