Rangamati Sadar Upazila

Rangamati Sadar (Bengali: রাঙামাটি সদর) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Rangamati Sadar রাঙামাটি সদর
Upazila
Rangamati Sadar Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 22°39′N 92°11′E
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Rangamati District
Area
• Total	546.49 km^2 (211.00 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	124.728[1]
Time zone	UTC+6 (BST)
Website	Official Map of Rangamati Sadar

Geography

Rangamati Sadar is located at 22.6500°N 92.1833°E. It has 13814 households and total area 546.49 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Rangamati Sadar has a population of 76732. Males constitute 55.79% of the population, and females 44.21%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 39894. Rangamati Sadar has an average literacy rate of 48.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.[2]

Administration

Rangamati Sadar Upazila is divided into Rangamati Municipality and six union parishads: Balukhali, Bandukbhanga, Jibtali, Kutukchari, Mogban, and Sapchari. The union parishads are subdivided into 21 mauzas and 178 villages.[3]

Education

According to Banglapedia, Rangamati Government High School, founded in 1862, and Lakers Public School are notable secondary schools.[4]

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. http://www.citypopulation.de/php/bangladesh-admin.php?adm2id=8487
2. "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
3. "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
4. Soraowardi, BH (2012). "Rangamati Sadar Upazila". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.