Rangamati
রাঙ্গামাটি | |
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| Nickname: Lake City of Bangladesh | |
  Rangamati Location in Chittagong Division  Rangamati Location in Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates: 22°38′N 92°12′E / 22.633°N 92.200°E | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong Division |
| District | Rangamati District |
| Government | |
| • Incumbent MP | Dipankar Talukdar |
| • Mayor | Akbar Hossain Chowdhury |
| • Ruling Party | AL |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21 km2 (8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 14 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 66,836 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal Code | 4500 |
| Area code | 0351 |
| Climate | Am |
Rangamati (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি;) is the administrative headquarter and town of Rangamati Hill District in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. The town is located at 22°37'60N 92°12'0E and has an altitude of 14 metres (46 ft).[1] It is also where Ropuiliani, a Mizo chieftess, was jailed and died, during the British rule in Mizoram.[2][3]
From Chittagong a 77 kilometres (48 mi) road leads to Rangamati. The township is located on the western bank of the Kaptai lake. Rangamati is a holiday destination because of its landscape, scenery, lake, indigenous groups (Chakma, Marma, Mizo, Tripuri, Tanchangya, etc.), flora and fauna, indigenous museum and hanging bridge.[citation needed]
