Mirpur Union ( bn, মীরপুর ইউনিয়ন) is a
Union Parishad under
Jagannathpur Upazila
Jagannathpur ( bn, জগন্নাথপুর) is an upazila located in the southeast of the district of Sunamganj and in the middle of the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is bordered by Chhatak and Dakshin Sunamganj to the north, Bishwa ...
of
Sunamganj District in the division of
Sylhet
Sylhet ( bn, সিলেট) is a metropolitan city in northeastern Bangladesh. It is the administrative seat of the Sylhet Division. Located on the north bank of the Surma River at the eastern tip of Bengal, Sylhet has a subtropical climate an ...
, Bangladesh. It has an area of 28.903 square kilometres and a population of 20358.
Geography
Mirpur Union is located at the northeast of Jagannathpur Upazila. It shares borders with
Bishwanath Upazila in the east, Patli Union and Jagannathpur municipality in the west,
Chhatak Upazila in the north, and
Syedpur Shaharpara Union
Syedpur Shaharpara Union Parishad ( bn, সৈয়দপুর শাহারপাড়া) is a union council under Jagannathpur Upazila of Sunamganj District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It is located 6 kilometres south-east of Ja ...
in the south. It has an area of 28.903 square kilometres.
Demography
Mirpur has a population of 17,647.
Administration
Mirpur constitutes the no. 3 union council of Jagannathpur Upazila.
Economy
Mirpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants.
Notable people
Sufi Aliyyah-Shah, British-Bangladeshi, Journalist and self-publisher, based in Oxford, born in Mirpur Village, Ward No.7
Education
Mirpur United Technical College, Shah Market
References
{{Sunamganj District
Unions of Jagannathpur Upazila
Sunamganj District