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Karnaphuli Upazila

Coordinates: 22°18′N 91°54′E / 22.3°N 91.9°E / 22.3; 91.9
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Karnaphuli
কর্ণফুলী
Location of Karnaphuli
Coordinates: 22°18′N 91°54′E / 22.3°N 91.9°E / 22.3; 91.9
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictChittagong
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyChittagong-13
HeadquartersKarnaphuli Upazila Complex
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPVacant
 • ChairmanVacant
 • Chief Executive OfficerMasuma Jannat
Area
 • Total
55.36 km2 (21.37 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
203,705
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4371
Websitekarnafuli.chittagong.gov.bd

Karnaphuli (Bengali: কর্ণফুলী) is an upazila of Chittagong District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Administration Karnaphuli Thana was established on 27 May 2000.[2][3] Karnaphuli, a police station area under Chittagong's Patiya, has been upgraded to an Upazila.[4]

Demographics

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Religions in Karnaphuli Upazila (2022)[5]
Religion Percent
Islam
96.51%
Hinduism
2.97%
Other or not stated
0.52%

As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Karnaphuli upazila had 29,975 households and a population of 162,110. 24,015 (14.81%) were under 7 years of age. Karnaphuli had an average literacy rate of 52.07%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 936 females per 1000 males. The entire population was rural.[6][7]

Administrative

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Karnaphuli River

Municipality

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  • Karnaphuli

Union

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  1. Char Patharghata
  2. Shikalbaha
  3. Char Lakhya
  4. Juldha
  5. Bara Uthan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 396. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ Baten, Md. Abdul (2012). "Karnafuli Thana". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  3. ^ Mahmud, Tarek (9 June 2012). "Ctg police stations in shabby state". The Daily Star.
  4. ^ "Karnaphuli becomes Bangladesh's 490th Upazila". bdnews24.com. 9 May 2016.
  5. ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Chattogram (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-247-4.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Chittagong" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  7. ^ "Community Tables: Chittagong district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.