Matiranga Upazila

Upazila in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Matiranga
মাটিরাঙ্গা
Upazila
Location of Matiranga
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total404.75 km2 (156.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total111,538
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial 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)
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]

  Bengali (76.10%)
  Tripura (18.68%)
  Chakma (3.12%)
  Marma (2.07%)
  Others (0.03%)

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

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  3. ^ 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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