Ali Kadam Upazila

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Alikadam
আলিকদম
Upazila
Alikadam is located in Bangladesh
Alikadam
Alikadam
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°40′N 92°18.3′E / 21.667°N 92.3050°E / 21.667; 92.3050Coordinates: 21°40′N 92°18.3′E / 21.667°N 92.3050°E / 21.667; 92.3050
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
UnionsAlikadam, Choikkhong, Noyapara, Kurukpata
Government
 • Upzilla ChairmanAbul Kalam
 • Upazila Nirbahi Officer & Executive MagistrateMd. Sayed Iqbal
Area
 • Total885.78 km2 (342.00 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total24,782
 • Density28/km2 (72/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4650
Websitewww.alikadam.bandarban.gov.bd

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

Geography[]

Ali Kadam is located at

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21°40′00″N 92°18′20″E / 21.6667°N 92.3056°E / 21.6667; 92.3056. It has 4,923 households and a total area of 885.78 km2.

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Ali Kadam had a population of 24,782. Males constituted 55.21% of the population, and females 44.79%. The population aged 18 or over was 13,312. Ali Kadam had an average literacy rate of 20.7% (7+ years), compared to the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Religion[]

The religions of Ali Kadam are Muslim 85.32%, Buddhist 13.68%, Hindu 0.77%, with 0.23% following other religions. The religious institutions consist of 680 mosques, 65 pagodas, 55 Buddhist temples and 8 Hindu temples.

Points of interest[]

View of Ali Kadam upaliza near Ali's Tunnel

Alikadam is a popular hiking destination among tourists for the tunnels in the mountains known as "Alir Guha" or "Ali's Tunnels". Tourists are expected to face slippery and muddy terrains for the hike to the tunnels. Winter is the safest season to travel because the mountain streams and rivers are dangerous during Monsoon.

Top view of Marayan Thong peak

Another popular point is Marayan Thong. Recently it became popular tourist spot.Marayong Dong (Marayon Thong) is a hill in the Mirinja Range of Alikadam Police Station in Bandarban District. This hill is also known as; Marayan Tong, Maraing Tong, Merai Thong Jadi, Maraing Dong etc. There is a Buddhist shrine on the top of this hill which is about 1650 feet high. The huge Buddha statues in the open nature make this place more solemn. The mountains on the horizon and the river Matamuhuri flowing like a snake below, the crop fields are all a state of imagination will give unconditional feelings. Most of the tribals including Tripura,Marma, Murang people live in this Marayong Thong hill. Indigenous neighborhoods in the foothills have added special diversity to the beauty of the hills of Ali Kadam. The lifestyle of the people who depend on the mountains and the pure nature fills the eyes of the tourists who come here.

Administration[]

Alikadam Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Alikadam, Chaikkhyang, Kurukpata, and Nayapara.[3][4]

Education[]

There is a shortage of high schools. Now there is only a government high school in Ali Kadam.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Alikadam 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.
  4. ^ ইউনিয়ন সমূহ [Unions]. Alikadam Upazila (in Bengali).
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