Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Chittagong District


Map Courtesy: Local Governments Engineering Department (LGED) Bangladesh

Basic Information

Chittagong District (Chittagong division) with an area of 5282.98 sq km, is bounded by feni district and Tripura (Indian state) on the north, cox's bazar district on the south, bandarban, rangamati and khagrachhari districts on the east and noakhali district and the bay of bengal on the west. Chittagong District is quite different from other districts for its unique natural beauty characterised by hills, rivers, sea, forests and valleys. Annual average temperature maximum 32.5 oC, minimum 13.5 oC, total annual rainfall 2687 mm. Main rivers are karnafuli, halda and sangu.

Chittagong At a Glance

Area: 5282.98 Km2
Upazila Road: 1025.12 Km
Union Road: 1154.88 Km
Village Road: 4018.9 Km VA
4578.82 Km VB
Population: 69,41,000
Density: 1239 per Km2
Literacy: 54 %
Upazilas: 14
Union: 195
Pourashavas: 10
Primary Schools: 2024
High Schools: 668
Colleges: 110

Upazilas

Anwara
Banshkhali
Boalkhali
Chandinaish
Fatikchari
Hathazari
Lohagara
Mirsharai
Patiya
Rangunia
Raojan
Sandwip
Satkania
Sitakunda