Chakaria Upazila
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| Chakaria চকোরিয়া |
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| Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°4.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.0783°ECoordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°4.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.0783°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Cox's Bazar District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 643.46 km2 (248.4 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 409,346 |
| • Density | 636/km2 (1,647.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | bazar/Chakaria.gif Official Map of Chakaria |
Chakaria (Bengali: চকোরিয়া) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Chakoria is located at 21°47′10″N 92°04′40″E / 21.7861°N 92.0778°E . It has 63671 units of house hold and total area 643.46 km². Once there was a mangrove forest named Chakaria Sunderban here. But now it is no more.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chakaria has a population of 409346. Males constitute are 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176608. Chakaria has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Chakaria has 17 Unions/Wards, 66 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 340 villages. New pourashob chairman name is Nurul islam Hider
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
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