Matiranga Upazila
Matiranga মাটিরাঙ্গা | |
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Upazila | |
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750 | |
Country | Bangladesh |
Division | Chittagong |
District | Khagrachhari |
Area | |
• Total | 404.75 km2 (156.27 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 111,538 |
• Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
Website | Official Map of Matiranga |
Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Matiranga is located at 23°02′30″N 91°52′30″E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750. It has 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km2.
Demographics
Religions in Matiranga upazila (2022) | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Islam | 73.94% | |||
Hinduism | 19.73% | |||
Buddhism | 5.58% | |||
Christianity | 0.42% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.32% |
As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, the residual Matiranga upazila had a population of 126,609. The ethnic population was 30,257 (23.89%), of which Tripura were 23647, Chakma 3950 and Marma 2,621.
Ethnicity in Matiranga (2022)[2]
Administration
Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.[3]
Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.[3]
See also
- Upazilas of Bangladesh
- Districts of Bangladesh
- Divisions of Bangladesh
References
- ^ Proshanto Kumar Tripura (2012), "Matiranga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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