Kawkhali Upazila, Rangamati
Kawkhali
কাউখালী | |
|---|---|
Masjid Ba'alwie, built in 2024 in Kawkhali | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′N 92°1′E / 22.533°N 92.017°E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
• Total | 339.28 km2 (131.00 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 66,313 |
| • Density | 195.45/km2 (506.22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4510[2] |
| Website | Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila |
Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[3]
Demographics
| Union | Muslim | Buddhist | Others |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betbunia Union | 10,939 | 7,619 | 961 |
| Fatikchhari Union | 2 | 5,793 | 36 |
| Ghagra Union | 7,708 | 16,655 | 704 |
| Kalampati Union | 7,908 | 7,574 | 401 |
🟩 Muslim majority 🟨 Buddhist majority
As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had a population of 66,313. The ethnic population was 36,550 (55.12%), of which Marma were 18,477, Chakma 17,188, and Tanchangya 677.[4]
Ethnicity in the Kawkhali Upazila (2022)[4]
- Bengali (44.9%)
- Marma (27.9%)
- Chakma (25.9%)
- Tanchangya (1.02%)
- Others (0.32%)
| Union | Bengali | Chakma | Marma | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betbunia Union | 12,503 | 6,372 | 601 | 43 |
| Fatikchhari Union | 11 | 3,278 | 2,497 | 45 |
| Ghagra Union | 8,851 | 12,177 | 3,290 | 749 |
| Kalampati Union | 8,394 | 1,132 | 6,318 | 48 |
🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority
Administration
UNO: Happy Das.[5]
Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra, and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages.[6]
See also
References
- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)". Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ a b c Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangamati (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-257-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.