Chakaria Upazila

Chakaria চকোরিয়া
—  Upazila  —
Chakaria Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°4.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.0783°E / 21.7867; 92.0783Coordinates: 21°47.2′N 92°4.7′E / 21.7867°N 92.0783°E / 21.7867; 92.0783
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Cox's Bazar District
Area
- Total	643.46 km2 (248.4 sq mi)
Population (1991)
- Total	409,346
- Density	636/km2 (1,647.2/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	bazar/Chakaria.gif Official Map of Chakaria

Chakaria (Bengali: চকোরিয়া) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Road through Chakoria Baniachora forest

Chakoria is located at 21°47′10″N 92°04′40″E / 21.7861°N 92.0778°E / 21.7861; 92.0778 . It has 63671 units of house hold and total area 643.46 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Chakaria has a population of 409346. Males constitute are 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176608. Chakaria has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Chakaria has 17 Unions/Wards, 66 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 340 villages. New pourashob chairman name is Nurul islam Hider

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.