Bandarban Sadar Upazila

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Bandarban Sadar
বান্দরবন সদর উপজেলা
Upazila
Bandarban Sadar is located in Chittagong division
Bandarban Sadar
Bandarban Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E / 22.233°N 92.1917°E / 22.233; 92.1917Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E / 22.233°N 92.1917°E / 22.233; 92.1917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
Area
 • Total501.99 km2 (193.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total88,282
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Bandarban Sadar

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

Geography[]

Bandarban Sadar is located at

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22°14′00″N 92°11′30″E / 22.2333°N 92.1917°E / 22.2333; 92.1917. It has a total area of 501.99 km2.

Demographics[]

Historical population
YearPop. (000) ±%
1981 31—    
1991 50+61.3%
2001 69+38.0%
2011 88+27.5%
Source:
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bandarban Sadar Upazila had 18,934 households and a population of 88,282, 46.9% of whom lived in urban areas. 10.6% of the population was under the age of 5. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 49.3%, compared to the national average of 51.8%.[3][4]

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.[2]

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[2]

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. ^ a b c "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Community Report: Bandarban" (PDF). Population & Housing Census 2011. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2011: Bangladesh at a Glance" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.


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