Bandarban Sadar Upazila
Bandarban Sadar
বান্দরবন সদর উপজেলা | |
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Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E / 22.233°N 92.1917°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Bandarban |
Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Bandarban |
Headquarters | Bandarban Sadar Upazila Complex |
Government | |
• Body | Upazila Council |
• MP | Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing |
• Chairman | Abdul Quddus |
• Executive officer | Umm Habiba Meera |
Area | |
• Total | 501.98 km2 (193.82 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 88,282 |
• Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Postal code | 4600 |
Website | sadar.bandarban.gov.bd |
Bandarban Sadar (Bengali: বান্দরবন সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Geography
[edit]Bandarban Sadar is located at 22°14′00″N 92°11′30″E / 22.2333°N 92.1917°E. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.
Demographics
[edit]Year | Pop. (000) | ±% |
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1981 | 31 | — |
1991 | 50 | +61.3% |
2001 | 69 | +38.0% |
2011 | 88 | +27.5% |
Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics[2] |
As of the 2011 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar upazila had 18,934 households and a population of 88,282. 20,487 (23.22%) were under 10 years of age. Bandarban Sadar had an average literacy rate of 49.28%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 851 females per 1000 males. 41,434 (46.93%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 39,812 (45.10%), of which Marma were 22,978, Mru 5,829 and Tripura 1,423.[3]
Administration
[edit]Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Suwalak, and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.[2]
Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Atikur Rahman (2012). "Bandarban Sadar Upazila". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ a b c d e "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "Community Tables: Bandarban district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.