Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila
Khagrachari Sadar
খাগড়াছড়ি সদর | |
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Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°59.7′E / 23.0417°N 91.9950°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Khagrachhari |
Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Khagrachhari |
Headquarters | Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila Complex |
Government | |
• Body | Upazila Council |
• MP | Kujendra Lal Tripura |
• Chairman | Md. Didarul Alam |
• Executive officer | Naima Islam |
Area | |
• Total | 297.91 km2 (115.02 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 136,134 |
• Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | sadar.khagrachhari.gov.bd |
Khagrachari Sadar (Bengali: খাগড়াছড়ি সদর) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit]Khagrachari is located at 23°02′30″N 91°59′40″E / 23.0417°N 91.9944°E. It has 24,316 households and total area 297.92 km2.
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Khagrachhari Sadar upazila had a population of 136141. The ethnic population was 80636 (59.23%), of which Chakma were 36937, Tripura 28576 and Marma 14792.
Administration
[edit]Khagrachhari Sadar Upazila is divided into Khagrachhari Municipality and five union parishads: Bhaibonchhara, Golabari, Kamalchhari, Khagrachhari, and Parachara. The union parishads are subdivided into 13 mauzas and 246 villages.[3]
Khagrachhari Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 73 mahallas.[3]
There are two government middle schools and one government college (high school) in Kharachari upazila.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.