Kanakpur Union
Kanakpur Union () is a Union Parishad under Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila of Moulvibazar District in the division of Sylhet, Bangladesh. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres and a population of 18,458. History. The etymology of the union is of two words; "Kanak" and "Pur". The word Kanak comes from Sanskrit and means gold or possibly imitative of clanking metal. The word Pur is also from Sanskrit and means city. Therefore, the literal translation would be the city of gold. Geography. Kanakpur Union is located in the part of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and shares borders with the Mostafapur  Union in the east. It has an area of 23.5 square kilometres. Demography. Kanakpur has a population of 18,458. Administration. Kanakpur constitutes the no. 8 union council of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila. It contains 49 villages and 14 mouzas. Economy and tourism. Kanakpur has a significant number of British and American immigrants contributing to its economy. It has two bazaars. Education. The Union has a literacy rate of 56.61%. Primary. It has 14 state primary schools and 1 private primary school. They are as follows: It also has 3 kindergartens: Sunrise KG School, Shah Jalal KG School and Srirainagar KG School  Secondary. It has one high school called Bhadgaon Taher un-Nessa High School. Religious. There are six madrasas and they are as follows: Language and culture. The native population converse in their native Sylheti dialect but can also converse in Standard Bengali. Languages such as Arabic and English are also taught in schools. The Union has 47 mosques: It also has 9 eidgahs: List of chairmen. !Number !Name !Term