Table 6 Upazila-wise distribution of LULC classes in Sylhet district in the year 2000, showing the dominance of vegetation and water bodies.

From: Monitoring LULC dynamics and detecting transformation hotspots in sylhet, Bangladesh (2000–2023) using Google Earth Engine

LULC type

Upazila (2000)

Sum

Beani Bazar

Bishwanath

Jaintiapur

Dakshin Surma

Sylhet Sadar

Gowainghat

Kanaighat

Balaganj

Companiganj

Fenchuganj

Golabganj

Zakiganj

Urban

220.84

1540.96

1413.51

1613.9

2384.97

1508.64

3233.57

1131.01

1155.2

125.04

881.93

653.66

15863.23

Bare

263.18

3779.67

3560.52

2821.59

2698.88

5203.18

6919.48

6433.21

1949.32

334.01

1503.12

785.2

36251.36

Water

9208.15

8084.99

5037.24

8178.3

8196.48

11952.25

10536.7

20861.91

8841.87

5450.44

9244.74

11452.28

117045.4

Vegetation

14996.91

7597.84

17252.31

6482.96

18489.6

29042.17

19591.47

10296.6

14024.55

5419.78

15966.2

13467.34

172627.7

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