Teknaf Upazila
| Teknaf টেকনাফ |
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| Coordinates: 20°52′N 92°18′E / 20.867°N 92.3°ECoordinates: 20°52′N 92°18′E / 20.867°N 92.3°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Cox's Bazar District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 388.68 km2 (150.1 sq mi) |
| Population (1991) | |
| • Total | 152,557 |
| • Density | 393/km2 (1,017.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Website | Official Map of Teknaf |
Teknaf (Bengali: টেকনাফ Ṭeknaf) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila.
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[edit] Geography
Teknaf is located at 20°52′00″N 92°18′00″E / 20.8667°N 92.3000°E . It has 23675 units of house hold and total area 388.68 km². The tidal range at the Teknaf coastal area is strong influenced Naaf river estuary. The area is blessed with a warm tropical climate and sufficient rainfall which enable to support a wide biological diversity.
[edit] Demographics
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Teknaf has a population of 152557. Males constitute are 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 64417. Teknaf has an average literacy rate of 16.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[1]
[edit] Administrative
Teknaf has 6 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 133 villages.
[edit] Attractions
Teknaf is the most southern or south-eastern coastal subdistrict under the Cox's Bazar district of Bangladesh. This is the only place Bangladesh which is connected with Myanmar (former Burma) by a small river called Naf River of Bangladesh. Because of its geographical location this subdistrict has developed as most interesting place for the foreign and local tourists. Because of tropical weather of Bangladesh most tourists usually go to visit this place during winter or in between winter and autumn (October to March). It is about 90 km far away from Cox's Bazar and well connected with various kinds transportation services.Nilla is one of the best union of teknaf. AL FALAH ACADEMY is one of the best institution of Nila.
Teknaf Peninsula is one of the longest sandy beach ecosystems (80 km) in the world. It represents a transitional ground for the fauna of the Indo-Himalayan and Indo-Malayan ecological sub-regions. Important habitats at the site include mangrove, mudflats, beaches and sand dunes, canals and lagoons and marine habitat. Mangrove forest occurs in Teknaf peninsula both as natural forest with planted stands and mostly distributed in the intertidal zone. the Teknaf peninsula mangroves supports the habitat of 161 different fisheries species (Chowdhury et al, 2011).[2]
[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.
- ^ Chowdhury, Shah Nawaz; Praba Barua, M. Sahadat Hossain and Nani Gopal Das (2011-01-01). "Mr.". Journal of Coastal Conservation. 15 (1) 15 (1): 163–180. doi:10.1007/s11852-010-0130-3.
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