Bandarban Sadar Upazila Explained

Official Name:Bandarban Sadar
Native Name:বান্দরবন সদর উপজেলা
Settlement Type:Upazila
Coordinates:22°N 92°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Bangladesh
Subdivision Type1:Division
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Chittagong
Subdivision Name2:Bandarban
Seat Type:Headquarters
Seat:Bandarban Sadar Upazila Complex
Subdivision Type4:Jatiya Sangsad constituency
Subdivision Name4:Bandarban
Governing Body:Upazila Council
Leader Title:MP
Leader Name:Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing
Leader Title1:Chairman
Leader Name1:Abdul Quddus
Leader Title2:Executive officer
Leader Name2:Umm Habiba Meera
Area Total Km2:501.98
Population Total:111096
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4600[2]
Area Code:0361[3]
Website:sadar.bandarban.gov.bd
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Bandarban Sadar (bn|বান্দরবন সদর) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[4]

Geography

Bandarban Sadar is located at 22.2333°N 92.1917°W. It has a total area of 501.98 km2.

Demographics

As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Bandarban Sadar upazila had a population of 111,096. The ethnic population was 47,804 (43.03%), of which Marma were 26,628, Mru 7,280, Tanchangya 5,605, Bom 2,748, Tripura 1,771, Chakma 1,664 and Khiang 1,310.

Administration

Bandarban Sadar Upazila is divided into Bandarban Municipality and five union parishads: Bandarban, Kuhalong, Rajbila, Suwalak, and Tankabati. The union parishads are subdivided into 16 mauzas and 225 villages.[5]

Bandarban Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 69 mahallas.[5]

See also

References

  1. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 395.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: Bangladesh Area Code . 18 October 2024 . Chahaoba.com . China.
  4. Book: Atikur Rahman. Bandarban Sadar Upazila. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bandarban_Sadar_Upazila. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh . Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal . . 2012 . Second.
  5. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.