Kutubdia Upazila

Kutubdia Lighthouse
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Location	Kutubdia; Bangladesh
Coordinates	21°51′54″N 91°50′33″E / 21.864972°N 91.842389°E
Constructed	1846 (first)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower (current); masonry tower (first)
Tower height	35 metres (115 ft) (current); 34 metres (112 ft) (first)
Tower shape	square pyramidal skeletal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and red horizontal bands, white and red horizontal daymark on the top
Operator	Bangladesh Department of Shipping
First lit	2004 (current)
Focal height	37 metres (121 ft) (current); 37 metres (121 ft) (first)
Range	20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 10s.
NGA no.	26760
Racon	K
Admiralty no.	F1054
ARLHS no.	BAN-004
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Kutubdia Upazila

কুতুবদিয়া
Kutubdia Upazila কুতুবদিয়া
Upazila
	Kutubdia Upazila Location in Bangladesh
	Coordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′E / 21.817°N 91.8583°ECoordinates: 21°49′N 91°51.5′E / 21.817°N 91.8583°E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Cox's Bazar District
Government
• Member of Parliament	Asheq Ullah Rafiq (Bangladesh Awami League)
Area
• Total	215.8 km2 (83.3 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	125,279
• Density	580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Postal code	4720
Website	kutubdia.coxsbazar.gov.bd

Kutubdia (Bengali: কুতুবদিয়া) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District^[3] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. The upazila consists of an island in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast near Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.

History[]

A police station at Kutubdia was established in 1917. The island was upgraded into an upazila in 1983. Abdul Malek Shah was born on this island.

Kutubdia has an area of 36 square miles (93 km²), 18 miles (29 km) in length and 2 miles (3.2 km) in breadth. It is famous for the only lighthouse in Bangladesh which was built by the British during the British rule. Kutubdia is rich in producing salt and dried fish, locally known as 'Shutki'.

Geography[]

Kutubdia is located at

21°49′00″S 91°51′30″E / 21.8167°S 91.8583°E. It has 58,463 households and a total area of 215.8 square kilometres (83.3 sq mi). Climate change and sea level rise threaten to submerge the island in the Bay of Bengal.^[4]^[5]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kutubdia had a population of 125,000.^{[citation needed]} Males constituted 51% of the population, and females 49%. The population aged 18 or over was 41, 755. Kutubdia had an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), the national average being 32.4% literate. The most populated area is Ali Akbar Dale. Thousands of visitors visit this island daily due to journeys and other business related work.

Administration[]

Kutubdia Upazila is divided into six union parishads: Ali Akbardeil, Baraghop, Dakshin Dhurung, Kaiyarbil, Lemsikhali, and Uttar Dhurung. The union parishads are subdivided into 8 mauzas and 55 villages.^[6]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
^ Md Wajed Ali Kutubi (2012), "Kutubdia Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
^ Vidal, John (2013-01-29). "Sea change: the Bay of Bengal's vanishing islands". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
^ Kristof, Nicholas (January 19, 2018). "Climate change threatens Kutubdia". The New York Times (Opinion). Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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[listoflights112-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.

[bangladesh-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bangladesh". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 30 September 2016.

[Banglapedia-3] Md Wajed Ali Kutubi (2012), "Kutubdia Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

[4] Vidal, John (2013-01-29). "Sea change: the Bay of Bengal's vanishing islands". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-03-20.

[5] Kristof, Nicholas (January 19, 2018). "Climate change threatens Kutubdia". The New York Times (Opinion). Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[district-stats-6] "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.

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Capital: Chattogram
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