Kawkhali_Upazila,_Rangamati
Kawkhali Upazila, Rangamati
Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
Kawkhali
কাউখালী | |
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Masjid Ba'alwie, built in 2024 | |
| Coordinates: 22°32′N 92°1′E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Rangamati |
| Area | |
| • Total | 339.28 km2 (131.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 59,578 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Website | Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila |
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| 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]
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]
- "Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)". banglapedia.org. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- "Community Tables: Rangamati district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
- "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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