Kachua Upazila, Chandpur

Kachua (Bengali: কচুয়া) is an upazila of Chandpur District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kachua

কচুয়া
Upazila
Kachua
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°21′N 90°53.5′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictChandpur District
Area
 • Total235.82 km2 (91.05 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total293,683
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Websitekachua.chandpur.gov.bd

Geography

Kachua is located in between 23.15 and 23.28 degrees of North latitudes and 90.48 to 91.01 degrees of East longitudes. ( 23.3500°N 90.8917°E / 23.3500; 90.8917 ). It has 50,262 households and a total area of 235.82 km2.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Kachua had a population of 293,683. Males constituted 49.7% of the population, and females 50.3%. The population aged 18 or over was 135,448. Kachua had an average literacy rate of 34.1% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Kachua Upazila is divided into Kachua Municipality and 12 union parishads: Ashrafpur, Bitara, Dakshin Gohat, Dakshin Kachua, Kadla, Karyia, Pashim Sahadebpur, Pathoir, Purba Sahadebpur, Sachar, Uttar Gohat, and Uttar Kachua. The union parishads are subdivided into 158 mauzas and 232 villages.

Kachua Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 20 mahallas.[3]

Notable people

Some famous residents of Kachua are:[4]

See also

References
  1. Habibunnabi Shariful Haque Shajee (2012), "Kachua Upazila (Chandpur District)", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Eminent personalities]. Kachua Upazila, Chandpur.

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