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Dakshin Surma Upazila

sub-district in Sylhet
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Summary

Dakshin Surma Upazila is an upazila of Bangladesh[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of upazila of bangladesh entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Sylhet District[3]
  • Country: Bangladesh[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Surma River[5]
  • Named after: Surma River[6]
  • Commons category: Dakshin Surma Upazila[7]
  • Official website: http://dakshinsurma.sylhet.gov.bd[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dakshin Surma Upazila[9]
  • Population: 253,388[10], 304,303[11]
  • Official name: দক্ষিণ সুরমা উপজেলা[12]
  • Number of households: 43,004[13]
  • Female population: 127,073[14], 134,020[15]
  • Male population: 126,315[16], 128,763[17]
  • Name in native language: ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠡꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠃꠙꠎꠤꠟꠣ[18]
  • Elevation above sea level: 18 m[19]
  • Area: 46,373 acres[20]
  • Name: दक्षिण सुरमा उपजिला[21]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Govdirectory[22]

Why It Matters

Dakshin Surma Upazila has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

Bangladesh

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, Community Report: Sylhet Zila. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Population and Housing Census 2022, District Report: Sylhet. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, Community Report: Sylhet Zila. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, Community Report: Sylhet Zila. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Population and Housing Census 2022, District Report: Sylhet. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, Community Report: Sylhet Zila. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Population and Housing Census 2022, District Report: Sylhet. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . GeoNames. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011, Community Report: Sylhet Zila. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . govdirectory.org. Retrieved . govdirectory.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bn', 'ceb', 'en', 'fr', 'hi', 'ne', 'sv', 'syl', 'zh', 'zh_min_nan']
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 4w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53411|batch #53411]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 16w ago · Ainali · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Surma River
    Named after → Surma River
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Govdirectory
    Name → {'lang': 'sa', 'text': 'दक्षिण सुरमा उपजिला'}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/37829|batch #37829]]: GovdirectoryBangladeshFocus"
  4. 20w ago · ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official name → {'lang': 'bn', 'text': 'দক্ষিণ সুরমা উপজেলা'}
    Detail map → Dakshin Surma Upazila mauza geocode map - Small Area Atlas S
    Image → ꠎꠟꠣꠟꠙꠥꠞ.png
    Babelnet id → 14491488n
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ Official name: দক্ষিণ সুরমা উপজেলা"
  5. 21w ago · ꠢꠣꠍꠘ ꠞꠣꠎꠣ · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 24.803, 'lon': 91.914}, {'lat': 24.82112, 'lon': 91.89039}
    Name in native language → {'lang': 'syl', 'text': 'ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠡꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠃꠙꠎꠤꠟꠣ'}
    Female population → {'amount': '+127073'}, {'amount': '+134020'}
    Population → {'amount': '+253388'}, {'amount': '+304303'}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Name in native language: ꠖꠇꠘꠞ ꠡꠥꠞꠝꠣ ꠃꠙꠎꠤꠟꠣ"
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