Sunamganj

Sunamganj is a haor district of Sylhet Division known for vast seasonal wetlands, fisheries, agriculture, and borderland culture. Sunamganj town is the district headquarters and the main administrative center of the haor region.

The district's history is shaped by haor life, river transport, agrarian settlement, and links with the broader Sylhet frontier. Seasonal water and trade routes long influenced local society.

Location: northwestern Sylhet region near the Meghalaya border. Large haors, flood basins, rivers, and seasonal wetland ecosystems dominate the district landscape.

Headquarters: Sunamganj

Subdivisions: 12 upazilas

Current upazilas in this database are linked separately through the upazilas table.

Sunamganj is predominantly Bengali-speaking and majority Muslim, with Hindu and other minority communities also present. Population patterns are strongly shaped by haor ecology and seasonal mobility.

The district supports schools, colleges, madrasas, and local institutions adapted to haor communities, with educational ties to Sylhet city and nearby regional centers.

Economy and culture: fisheries, rice cultivation, stone and border-linked trade, folk music, and haor-based livelihoods define Sunamganj. Baul and wetland culture are especially important to its identity.