Matiranga
মাটিরাঙ্গা
Upazila
Location of Matiranga
Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750
Country Bangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictKhagrachhari
Area
 • Total404.75 km2 (156.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total111,538
 • Density280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
WebsiteOfficial Map of Matiranga

Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District[1] 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 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km2.

Demographics

Religions in Matiranga upazila (2011)[2]
Religion Percent
Islam
 
 72.08%
Hinduism
 
 20.61%
Buddhism
 
 6.72%
Christianity
 
 0.40%
Other or not stated
 
 0.19%

As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, the residual Matiranga upazila had 24,080 households and a population of 111,538. 30,149 (27.03%) were under 10 years of age. Matiranga had an average literacy rate of 44.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 23,913 (21.44%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 29,928 (26.83%), of which Tripura were 22,395, Chakma 4,509 and Marma 2,965.[3]

Administration

Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.[4]

Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Proshanto Kumar Tripura (2012), "Matiranga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ^ a b "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. ^ "Community Tables: Khagrachhari district" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. 2011.
  4. ^ a b "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.


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