Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
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 |
Demographics
editAs of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had a population of 66313. The ethnic population was 36,550 (55.12%), of which Marma were 18,477, Chakma 17,188, and 681 Tanchangya 677.
Administration
editUNO: Happy Das.[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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)". Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ 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.