Chittagong Division

Chittagong Division চট্টগ্রাম
—  Division  —
Map of Chittagong Division
Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.5°E / 22.917; 91.5Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.5°E / 22.917; 91.5
Country	Bangladesh
Established
Area
- Total	33,771.18 km2 (13,039.1 sq mi)
Population (2011 census)
- Total	28,079,000
- Density	831.4/km2 (2,153.4/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)

Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম) is geographically the largest of the seven administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the most south-eastern areas of the country, with a total area of 33,771.18 km² and a population at the 2011 Census (preliminary result) of 28,079,000.

Administrative Districts

The 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.

Name	Capital	Area (km²)	Population 1991 Census	Population 2001 Census	Population 2011 Census (preliminary results)
Brahmanbaria District	Brahmanbaria	1,927.11	2,141,745	2,398,254	2,808,000
Comilla District	Comilla	3,085.17	4,032,666	4,595,539	5,304,000
Chandpur District	Chandpur	1,704.06	2,032,449	2,271,229	2,393,000
Lakshmipur District	Lakshmipur	1,455.96	1,312,337	1,489,901	1,711,000
Noakhali District	Noakhali	600.99	2,217,134	2,577,244	3,072,000
Feni District	Feni Sadar	928.34	1,096,745	1,240,384	1,420,000
Chittagong District	Chittagong	5,282.98	5,296,127	6,612,140	7,509,000
Khagrachhari District	Khagrachhari	2,699.55	342,488	525,664	608,000
Rangamati District	Rangamati	6,116.13	401,388	508,182	596,000
Bandarban District	Bandarban	4,479.03	230,569	298,120	383,000
Cox's Bazar District	Cox's Bazar	2,491.86	1,419,260	1,773,709	2,275,000
Total Division	Chittagong	33,771.18	20,552,908	24,290,384	28,079,000

Literacy

The Literacy rate is 22.08%.

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.

See also

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