Matiranga Upazila
Matiranga
মাটিরাঙ্গা | |
|---|---|
Upazila | |
  Matiranga Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°ECoordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Khagrachari District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 495.39 km2 (191.27 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 71,949 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of Matiranga |
Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography[]
Matiranga is located at 23°02′30″N 91°52′30″E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E. It has 14948 households and total area 495.39 km2.
Demographics[]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Matiranga has a population of 71949. Males constitute 52.38% of the population, and females 47.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 35896. Matiranga has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]
Administration[]
Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.[3]
Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.[3]
See also[]
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References[]
- ^ Proshanto Kumar Tripura (2012), "Matiranga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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