Matiranga Upazila

Matiranga মাটিরাঙ্গা
—  Upazila  —
Matiranga Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.875°E / 23.0417; 91.875Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.875°E / 23.0417; 91.875
Country	Bangladesh
Division	Chittagong Division
District	Khagrachari District
Area
– Total	495.39 km2 (191.3 sq mi)
Population (1991)
– Total	71,949
– Density	145/km2 (375.5/sq mi)
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Website	Official Map of Matiranga

Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an Upazila of Khagrachari District 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 14948 units of house hold and total area 495.39 km².

Demographics

As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Matiranga has a population of 71949. Males constitute are 52.38% of the population, and females 47.62%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 35896. Matiranga has an average literacy rate of 24.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate.^[1]

Administrative

Matiranga has 7 Unions/Wards, 28 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 255 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.