Sonaimuri Municipality is located at the Sonaimuri Upazila, which is situated in Noakhali District under Chattogram Division. It is situated 19 km from the district centre (Zila Sadar). The geographical coordinates of Sonaimuri are 23° 3' 13" N and 91° 6' 56" E. Noakhali District is bordered on the north by Monoharganj Upazila (Cumilla), on the south by Begumganj Upazila, on the east by
Senbagh Upazila, and on the west by Chatkhil Upazila.
According to the population census in 2011 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the population of Sonaimuri Municipality was 34,218. The urban population growth in Sonaimuri is 2.30% per year. Considering 10% floating population, such as farmers and traders coming to the city every day, the present (2023) population is estimated to be around 49,449.
The outcome of the SFD graphic shows that only twenty two percent (22%) of the excreta flow is classified as safely managed, and the remaining seventy eight percent (78%) is classified as unsafely managed.
CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE (2023). SFD (Lite) Report - Sonaimuri Municipality CWIS-FSM Support Cell, DPHE
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