Rangamati
Rangamati
Rangamatte (Chakma) | |
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| Nickname: Lake City of Bangladesh | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Rangamati District |
| Government | |
| • Pouroshava Mayor | Habibur Rahman |
| • Chakma Raja (Chakma Circle Chief) | Devasish Roy |
| Elevation | 14 m (49 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| • Summer (DST) | BDST |
| Postal Code | 4500 |
| Area code | 0351 |
Rangamati (Chakma: 𑄢𑄋𑄟𑄖𑄳𑄡, is the administrative headquarters of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. It is also a Capital city of Chittagong Hill Tracts. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (49 feet).[1] The district is administered by an office named as District Administration, Rangamati
From Chittagong a 77 km road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenic beauty, lake, colourful indigenous groups (Chakma, Marma etc.), its flora and fauna, indigenous museum, hanging bridge etc.
Climate
| Climate data for Khulna | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) |
24.3 (0.96) |
62.1 (2.44) |
147.9 (5.82) |
319.7 (12.59) |
504.8 (19.87) |
572.6 (22.54) |
435.2 (17.13) |
259.6 (10.22) |
152.2 (5.99) |
55.7 (2.19) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2,548.7 (100.34) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 114 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department[2][3][4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Gallery
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Lower portion of the Shuvolong Fall -
Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara -
Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati -
Wild Asian elephant, can be seen in the hilly forests of Rangamati -
Kaptai Lake Barkal Upazila -
Shuvolong waterfall in dry season -
Life in Water -
Hanging bridge Rangamati
References
- ^ Location of Rangamati - Falling Rain Genomics
- ^ "Monthly Maximum Temperature". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Monthly Minimum Temperature". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Rainfall". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Rainy Day". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "Normal Monthly Humidity". Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
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