Chittagong Division
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Chittagong Division
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ | |
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Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Capital | Chittagong |
Area | |
• Total | 33,771.18 km2 (13,039.13 sq mi) |
Population (2011 census) | |
• Total | 28,423,019 |
• Density | 840/km2 (2,200/sq mi) |
Language | |
• Native | Chittagonian |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
ISO 3166 code | BD-B |
HDI (2017) | 0.610[1] medium |
Notable sport teams | Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division, Chittagong Abahani |
Website | www |
Chittagong Division is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 33,771.18 km2 (13,039.13 sq mi)[2] and a population at the 2011 census of 28,423,019. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District, neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world.;[3][4] as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.
Administration
Chittagong Division is subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 99 sub-districts (upazilas). The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Before 1995, the four districts of Sylhet Division were also a part of Chittagong Division.
Name | Capital | Area (km²) | Population 1991 Census |
Population 2001 Census |
Population 2011 Census |
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Brahmanbaria District | Brahmanbaria | 1,881.20 | 2,141,745 | 2,398,254 | 2,840,498 |
Comilla District | Comilla | 3,146.30 | 4,032,666 | 4,595,539 | 5,387,288 |
Chandpur District | Chandpur | 1,645.32 | 2,032,449 | 2,271,229 | 2,416,018 |
Lakshmipur District | Lakshmipur | 1,440.39 | 1,312,337 | 1,489,901 | 1,729,188 |
Noakhali District | Noakhali | 3,685.87 | 2,217,134 | 2,577,244 | 3,108,083 |
Feni District | Feni | 990.36 | 1,096,745 | 1,240,384 | 1,437,371 |
North of the Feni River (proposed new Comilla Division) |
12,789.50 | 12,863,076 | 14,572,569 | 16,918,446 | |
Khagrachhari District | Khagrachhari | 2,749.16 | 342,488 | 525,664 | 613,917 |
Rangamati District | Rangamati | 6,116.11 | 401,388 | 508,182 | 595,979 |
Bandarban District | Bandarban | 4,479.01 | 230,569 | 298,120 | 388,335 |
Chittagong District | Chittagong | 5,282.92 | 5,296,127 | 6,612,140 | 7,616,352 |
Cox's Bazar District | Cox's Bazar | 2,491.85 | 1,419,260 | 1,773,709 | 2,289,990 |
South of the Feni River (proposed reduced Chittagong Division) |
21,119.05 | 7,689,832 | 9,717,815 | 11,504,546 | |
Total Districts | 11 | 33,908.55 | 20,552,908 | 24,290,384 | 28,423,019 |
See also
Sources
Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.
References
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ Sajahan Miah (2012). "Chittagong Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?". BBC World. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
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