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Bandarban Sadar Upazila

Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E / 22.233°N 92.1917°E / 22.233; 92.1917
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Bandarban Sadar
বান্দরবন সদর উপজেলা
Upazila
Buddha Dhatu Jadi
Buddha Dhatu Jadi
Location of Bandarban Sadar
Coordinates: 22°14′N 92°11.5′E / 22.233°N 92.1917°E / 22.233; 92.1917
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictBandarban
Jatiya Sangsad constituencyBandarban
HeadquartersBandarban Sadar Upazila Complex
Government
 • BodyUpazila Council
 • MPBir Bahadur Ushwe Sing
 • ChairmanAbdul Quddus
 • Executive officerUmm Habiba Meera
Area
 • Total501.98 km2 (193.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total88,282
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
Postal code
4600
Websitesadar.bandarban.gov.bd

Bandarban Sadar (Bengali: বান্দরবন সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Geography

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Bandarban Sadar is located at 22°14′00″N 92°11′30″E / 22.2333°N 92.1917°E / 22.2333; 92.1917. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.

Demographics

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Religions in Bandarban Sadar upazila 2022
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 45.77%
Buddhism
 
 36.49%
Hinduism
 
 7.85%
Christianity
 
 5.83%
Other or not stated
 
 4.07%

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar upazila had a population of 111096. The ethnic population was 47804 (43.03%), of which Marma were 26628, Mru 7280, Tanchangya 5605, Bom 2748, Tripura 1771, Chakma 1664 and Khiang 1310

Ethnicity in Bandarban (2022)[2]

  Bengali (56.97%)
  Marma (23.97%)
  Mro (6.55%)
  Tanchangya (5.04%)
  Bom (2.47%)
  Tripura (1.59%)
  Chakma (1.49%)
  Khyang (1.18%)
  Others (0.74%)

Administration

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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.[3]

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  3. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.


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