Elenga

Elenga is a town in Kalihati Upazila of Tangail District, Bangladesh, about 10 kilometres from Tangail city and 105 kilometres northwest of the capital Dhaka. It is governed by Elenga Municipality, which lies north-east of the Tangail district headquarters, with the Lowhajong river flowing near its western side. The article gives the municipality a population of about 55,000, of whom 26,950 are men and 28,050 women. Shafi Khan was elected its first mayor on 28 March 2013 and Nur Alam Siddiqui was elected mayor on 29 March 2018. The town has primary schools, high schools, higher secondary schools and technical institutions, among them Government Shamsul Hoque College and Government Elenga High School. Listed points of interest include the Elenga Resort, the Elenga Old Landlord House and the Rajabari LP Gas Field.