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Rangamati District
Rangamati District (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা), officially Rangamati Hill District, is a district in south-eastern Chittagong Hill Tract of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division, and the town of Rangamati known as the capital of Chittagong Hill Tracts. By area, Rangamati is the largest district of the country.
Rangamati is located in the Chittagong Division. It is bordered by the Tripura state of India to the north, Bandarban District to the south, Mizoram State of India and Chin State of Myanmar to the east, and Khagrachari and Chittagong Districts to the west. Rangamati is the only district in Bangladesh with international borders with two countries: India and Myanmar.
The area of the district is 6,116 km2 of which 1,292 km2 is riverine and 4,825 km2 is under forest vegetation.
Rangamati was a contesting ground for the kings of Tripura and Arakan. This region was ruled by the Mughal Empire after the Muslim conquest in 1566. In 1737, Sher Mosta Khan, a tribal leader, took refuge with the Mughals. Subsequently, the Chakma settlement began along with various other settlements of varying ethnicity. From 1760 to 1761, the area was leased to the East India Company.
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Rangamati Hill District had 153,482 households and a population of 647,586 with an average 4.15 people per household. Among the population, 119,027 (18.38%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 106 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 71.41%, compared to the national average of 74.80%.The sex ratio of the district was at 106 males per 100 females. Approximately, 47.56% of the population lived in urban areas.
According to the 2022 census, there were a total of 372,875 (57.58%) tribal people in the district. The population of major ethnic minorities are Chakma 276,048, Marma 51,403, Tanchangya 27,975, Tripura 12,300, Khyang 1,670, and Pankhu 1,398.
🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority 🟦 Marma majority 🟪 Tanchangya majority
According to the 2022 census, Bengalis are the second largest ethnic group in Rangamati Hill District (42.42%), nearly as numerous as Chakma people (42.63%).
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Rangamati District
Rangamati District (Bengali: রাঙ্গামাটি জেলা), officially Rangamati Hill District, is a district in south-eastern Chittagong Hill Tract of Bangladesh. It is a part of the Chattogram Division, and the town of Rangamati known as the capital of Chittagong Hill Tracts. By area, Rangamati is the largest district of the country.
Rangamati is located in the Chittagong Division. It is bordered by the Tripura state of India to the north, Bandarban District to the south, Mizoram State of India and Chin State of Myanmar to the east, and Khagrachari and Chittagong Districts to the west. Rangamati is the only district in Bangladesh with international borders with two countries: India and Myanmar.
The area of the district is 6,116 km2 of which 1,292 km2 is riverine and 4,825 km2 is under forest vegetation.
Rangamati was a contesting ground for the kings of Tripura and Arakan. This region was ruled by the Mughal Empire after the Muslim conquest in 1566. In 1737, Sher Mosta Khan, a tribal leader, took refuge with the Mughals. Subsequently, the Chakma settlement began along with various other settlements of varying ethnicity. From 1760 to 1761, the area was leased to the East India Company.
According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Rangamati Hill District had 153,482 households and a population of 647,586 with an average 4.15 people per household. Among the population, 119,027 (18.38%) inhabitants were under 10 years of age. The population density was 106 people per km2. The literacy rate (age 7 and over) was 71.41%, compared to the national average of 74.80%.The sex ratio of the district was at 106 males per 100 females. Approximately, 47.56% of the population lived in urban areas.
According to the 2022 census, there were a total of 372,875 (57.58%) tribal people in the district. The population of major ethnic minorities are Chakma 276,048, Marma 51,403, Tanchangya 27,975, Tripura 12,300, Khyang 1,670, and Pankhu 1,398.
🟩 Bengali majority 🟨 Chakma majority 🟦 Marma majority 🟪 Tanchangya majority
According to the 2022 census, Bengalis are the second largest ethnic group in Rangamati Hill District (42.42%), nearly as numerous as Chakma people (42.63%).