Chandina Upazila

Chandina চান্দিনা
—  Upazila  —
Chandina Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°29′N 91°0.5′E / 23.483°N 91.0083°E / 23.483; 91.0083Coordinates: 23°29′N 91°0.5′E / 23.483°N 91.0083°E / 23.483; 91.0083
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Comilla District
Area
- Total	201.92 km2 (78 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	269,878
- Density	1,337/km2 (3,462.8/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Chandina

Chandina (Bengali: চান্দিনা) is an Upazila of Comilla District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Chandina is located at 23°29′00″N 91°00′30″E / 23.4833°N 91.0083°E / 23.4833; 91.0083 . It has 46856 units of house hold and total area 201.92 km². Chandina township is a class B municipality, which is located at the extreme north of the upazilla by the Dhaka Chittagong Highway. Cahndiara village area is within the municipality and value of property here, like the rest of the municipality, have increced significantly.

Demographics

Chandina, due to fartile land and less flood zones, is one of the most densely populated rural areas of the world. As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chandina has a population of 269878. Males constitute are 50.18% of the population, and females 49.82%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 127010. Chandina has an average literacy rate of 27.7% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Chandina has 1 class B municipality 12 Unions, 126 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 232 villages.

See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

References

1. ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20050327072826/http://www.bangladeshgov.org/mop/ndb/arpc91_v1/tables04.htm. Retrieved November 10, 2006.