Kawkhali
কাউখালী | |
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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 (2011) | |
• Total | 59,578 |
• Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila |
Kawkhali ( Bengali: কাউখালী) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. [1]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had 12,865 households and a population of 59,578. 14,506 (24.35%) were under 10 years of age. Kawkhali had an average literacy rate of 44.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 952 females per 1000 males. 10330 (17.34%) of the population lived in urban areas. [2] The ethnic population was 34,954 (58.67%), of which Marma were 17,450, Chakma 16,617, and 681 Tanchangya. [3]
Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra, and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages. [4]
Kawkhali
কাউখালী | |
---|---|
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 (2011) | |
• Total | 59,578 |
• Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 ( BST) |
Website | Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila |
Kawkhali ( Bengali: কাউখালী) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. [1]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had 12,865 households and a population of 59,578. 14,506 (24.35%) were under 10 years of age. Kawkhali had an average literacy rate of 44.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 952 females per 1000 males. 10330 (17.34%) of the population lived in urban areas. [2] The ethnic population was 34,954 (58.67%), of which Marma were 17,450, Chakma 16,617, and 681 Tanchangya. [3]
Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra, and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages. [4]