Shariatpur District Information

Shariatpur District Information
Area	1181.53 square kilometers.
Bounded by	Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, Chandpur district on the east, Madaripur district on the west.
Profile	Shariatpur district was established on 1 March 1984. It consists of 6 upazilas, 5 municipalities, 64 union parishads, 45 wards, 93 mahallas, 1230 villages and 607 mouzas.
Upazilla/ Thana	Bhedarganj Upazila, Damudya Upazila, Gosairhat Upazila, Naria Upazila, Shariatpur Sadar Upazila, Zanjira Upazila
Post Codes for Shariatpur District
Elected MP(s) in 2008 Election
Area# Area Name Elected MP From 221 Shariatpur-1 B. M. Muzammel Haque Bangladesh Awami League 222 Shariatpur-2 Shawkat Ali Bangladesh Awami League 223 Shariatpur-3 Md. Abdur Razzaq Bangladesh Awami League Parliament Election Winner (Party-wise): 2001,1996,1991 Seat# Area Name 2001 1996 1991 105 Satkhira-1 BNP (53.56) BAL (34.79) JI (39.45) 106 Satkhira-2 JI (59.97) JI (31.94) JI (38.61) 107 Satkhira-3 JI (55.02) BAL (38.73) JI (33.10) 108 Satkhira-4 BNP (55.99) JP (30.20) BAL (33.97) 109 Satkhira-5 JI (54.86) BAL (35.35) JI (48.38) BAL: Bangladesh Awami League BNP: Bangladesh Nationalist Party JI: Jamat E Islami JP: Jatiya Party
Places to see	South Baluchara Mosque, Bilaskhan Mosque (Mughal period), Fatehjongpur Fort, Kedarbari at Kedarpur, Haturia and Kartikpur zamindarbaris, Mohishar dighi (pond) and Burirhat Mosque.
Newspapers	Daily Hunker, Weekly Mukta Kantha, Weekly Shetu and Weekly Saptapalli Samachar; extinct: Chikundi Barta, Shariatpur Barta, Rudra Kantha, Jabanbondi.
Rivers	Padma, Meghna, Palong and Kirtinasha.