Kawkhali Upazila, Rangamati

Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]

Kawkhali
কাউখালী
Upazila
Masjid Ba'alwie, built in 2024
Masjid Ba'alwie, built in 2024
Location of Kawkhali
Coordinates: 22°32′N 92°1′E
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictRangamati
Area
 • Total339.28 km2 (131.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total59,578
 • Density180/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of the Kawkhali Upazila

Demographics
Religions in Kawkhali upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Buddhism
 
 59.82%
Islam
 
 36.81%
Hinduism
 
 3.16%
Other or not stated
 
 0.21%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had 12,865 households and a population of 59,578. 14,506 (24.35%) were under 10 years of age. Kawkhali had an average literacy rate of 44.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 952 females per 1000 males. 10330 (17.34%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 34,954 (58.67%), of which Marma were 17,450, Chakma 16,617, and 681 Tanchangya.[3]

Administration

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

References
  1. "Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)". banglapedia.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Rangamati" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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