Chittagong Division

Chittagong Division
Division of Bangladesh
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Location of Chittagong in Bangladesh
Districts of Chittagong Division
Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°ECoordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E
Country	Bangladesh
Capital	Chittagong
Area
• Total	33,771.18 km^2 (13,039.13 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
• Total	28,423,019
• Density	840/km^2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code	BD-B

Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম) is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the south-easternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 33,771.18 km² (13,039.13 sq mi)^[1] and a population at the 2011 census of 28,423,019.

Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazaar, one of the world's longest natural beaches; as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.

Administrative districts

Chittagong division is subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 99 sub-districts (upazilas). The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Before 1995, the six districts of Sylhet Division were also a part of Chittagong Division.

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census
Bandarban District	Bandarban	4,479.01	230,569	298,120	388,335
Brahmanbaria District	Brahmanbaria	1,881.20	2,141,745	2,398,254	2,840,498
Chandpur District	Chandpur	1,645.32	2,032,449	2,271,229	2,416,018
Chittagong District	Chittagong	5,282.92	5,296,127	6,612,140	7,616,352
Comilla District	Comilla	3,146.30	4,032,666	4,595,539	5,387,288
Cox's Bazar District	Cox's Bazar	2,491.85	1,419,260	1,773,709	2,289,990
Feni District	Feni	990.36	1,096,745	1,240,384	1,437,371
Khagrachhari District	Khagrachhari	2,749.16	342,488	525,664	613,917
Lakshmipur District	Lakshmipur	1,440.39	1,312,337	1,489,901	1,729,188
Noakhali District	Noakhali	3,685.87	2,217,134	2,577,244	3,108,083
Rangamati District	Rangamati	6,116.11	401,388	508,182	595,979
Total Division	Chittagong	33,908.55	20,552,908	24,290,384	28,423,019

See also

• Chittagong Hill Tracts
• Chittagong
• Tripura Division
• Sylhet Division

References

1. Sajahan Miah (2012). "Chittagong Division". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Sources

Census figures for 1991, 2001 and 2011 are from Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Population Census Wing. The 2011 Census figures are based on preliminary results.