Thanchi Upazila

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Thanchi
থানচি
Upazila
Thanchi is located in Bangladesh
Thanchi
Thanchi
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°25.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.4283°E / 21.7867; 92.4283Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°25.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.4283°E / 21.7867; 92.4283
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictBandarban District
Area
 • Total1,020.82 km2 (394.14 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total16,104
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Thanchi

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

Geography[]

Thanchi is located at

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21°47′10″N 92°25′40″E / 21.7861°N 92.4278°E / 21.7861; 92.4278. It has 2,885 households and a total area of 1020.82 km2.[citation needed]

Demographics[]

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Thanchi has a population of 16104. Males constituted 55.61% of the population, and females 44.39%. The population aged 18 or over was 8,639. Thanchi had an average literacy rate of 17.4% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration[]

Thanchi Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Balipara, Remakry, Thanchi, and Tindu. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 178 villages.[3]

Gallery[]

  • Remakri lake

  • Amiakhum waterfall

  • Nafakhum waterfall

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Thanchi 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.

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