Bandarban Sadar Upazila

Bandarban Sadar (Bengali: বান্দরবন সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Bandarban Sadar

বান্দরবন সদর
Upazila
Bandarban Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
Area
 • Total501.99 km2 (193.82 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total49,711
 • Density99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bandarban Sadar

Geography

Bandarban Sadar is located at 22.2333°N 92.1917°E / 22.2333; 92.1917. It has 9,981 individual households and a total area of 501.99 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Bandarban Sadar has a population of 49,711. Males constitute 56.07% of the population, and females 43.93%. Bandarban Sadar had an average literacy rate of 34.5% , compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Suwalak, and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.[3]

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[3]

See also

References
  1. Atikur Rahman (2012). "Bandarban Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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