Official Name: | Belaichari |
Native Name: | বিলাইছড়ি |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Rangamati |
Population Total: | 29540 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Area Total Km2: | 745.91 |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 22°N 92°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4550[2] |
Website: | Official Map of Belaichhari |
Belaichhari (bn|বিলাইছড়ি ) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Belaichari is located at 22.4667°N 92.375°W. It has a total area 745.91 km2. Belaichhari is bordered by Rangamati Sadar upazila to the north, Kaptai and Rajasthali upazilas to the west, Bandarban district to the south, and Juraichhari upazila, the Indian state of Mizoram and Chin State of Myanmar to the east.
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Belaichhari upazila had a population of 29,540. The ethnic population was 24,852 (84.13%), of which Tanchangya were 11,452, Chakma 7,882, Marma 2,650, Tripura 1,796, Pankho 498 and Bom 356.
UNO: Jamshed Alam Rana.[3]
Belaichari Upazila is divided into three union parishads: Belaichari, Farua, and Kengrachari. The union parishads are subdivided into 9 mauzas and 59 villages.[4]