Kaptai Upazila
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| Kaptai কাপ্তাই |
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| Coordinates: 22°30′N 92°13′E / 22.5°N 92.217°ECoordinates: 22°30′N 92°13′E / 22.5°N 92.217°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Rangamati District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 259 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 66,135 |
| • Density | 255/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Kaptai |
Kaptai (Bengali: কাপ্তাই) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only Hydro-electric power plant of Bangladesh is located here. The Kaptai Dam built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Kaptai is located at 22°30′00″N 92°13′00″E / 22.5000°N 92.2167°E . It has 12992 units of house hold and total area 259 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of the 2001 Bangladesh census, Kaptai has a population of 66135. Males constitute are 55.45% of the population, and females 44.55%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 32352. Kaptai has an average literacy rate of 49.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Kaptai has 5 Unions/Wards, 10 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 144 villages.[2]
[edit] Tourism
- Kaptai lake
- Karnaphuli Paper Mills
- Karnaphuli hydroelectric plant
- Kaptai national park
- Navy camp picnic spot
- Joom picnic spot
- Waggachara tea state
- Chitmaram buddhist temple
[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.
- ^ http://www.bbs.gov.bd/RptZillaProfile.aspx Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, geographic unit, 2001 census
[edit] External links
- Kaptai Upazila, article from Banglapedia
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