Moheshkhali Upazila

Moheshkhali (Bengali: মহেশখালী) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Moheshkhali
মহেশখালী
Upazila
From top: Adinath Buddhist Temple, Ananda Myitta Buddha Temple, Maheshkhali Bridge, Mangrove Island, Maheshkhali Hill Dried fish Village, Fish boats
Moheshkhali is located in Bangladesh
Moheshkhali
Moheshkhali
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°33′N 91°57′E
CountryBangladesh
DivisionChittagong Division
DistrictCox's Bazar District
Area
 • Total362.18 km2 (139.84 sq mi)
Population
 (1991)
 • Total256,546
 • Density708.34/km2 (1,834.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Maheshkhali

Geography

Moheshkhali is located at 21.5500°N 91.9500°E / 21.5500; 91.9500. It has 33287 households and total area 362.18 km2.

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Moheshkhali has a population of 219520. Males constitute are 53.13% of the population, and females 46.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 90892. Maheshkhali has an average literacy rate of, and the national average of literate.[2]

Administration

Moheshkhali Upazila is divided into Moheshkhali Municipality and eight union parishads: Bora Moheshkhali, Chota Moheshkhali, Dhalghata, Hoanak, Kalarmarchhara, Kutubjom, Matarbari, and Shaplapur. The union parishads are subdivided into 25 mauzas and 151 villages.[3]

Moheshkhali Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 28 mahallas.[3]

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Mohammad Jasim Uddin (2012), "Maheshkhali Upazila", 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: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  4. "CV of Pro-Vice-Chancellor". University of Chittagong. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. স্বর্গে ঈশ্বর নাই, ঈশ্বর আছে ভাষায় [There is no God in heaven, God is in the language]. vinnochokh.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 20 July 2016.
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