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Manikchhari Upazila

Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E / 22.8350°N 91.8367°E / 22.8350; 91.8367
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Manikchhari
মানিকছড়ি রাজবাড়ী
Location of Manikchhari
Coordinates: 22°50.1′N 91°50.2′E / 22.8350°N 91.8367°E / 22.8350; 91.8367
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total168.34 km2 (65.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total61,589
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Maniksoria, Khagrasoria, Chatgaiya
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitemanikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd

Manikchari[1] (Bengali: মানিকছড়ি) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[2] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

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Manikchari is located at 22°50′05″N 91°50′10″E / 22.8347°N 91.8361°E / 22.8347; 91.8361. It has a total area of 168.34 km2.[3]

Demographics

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Religions in Manikchhari upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam
68.01%
Hinduism
10.15%
Buddhism
21.05%
Christianity
0.29%
Other or not stated
0.05%

As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Manikchhari upazila had a population of 77027. The ethnic population was 20357 (26.43%), of which Marma were 14,431, Tripura 4,313 and Chakma 1,489.

Ethnicity in Manikchhari (2022)[4]

  Bengali (73.57%)
  Marma (18.73%)
  Tripura (5.60%)
  Chakma (1.93%)
  Others (0.17%)

Administration

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UNO: Saiyeda Sadia Nuria.[5]

Manikchhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Batnatali, Jogyachola, Manikchari, and Tintahari. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 160 villages.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  2. ^ Atikur Rahman,ফেরদৌস জাহান (2012), "Manikchhari Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  3. ^ ভৌগোলিক পরিচিতি - মানিকছড়ি উপজেলা-NULL. manikchari.khagrachhari.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 2018-12-04.
  4. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  5. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  6. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.