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Rangunia Upazila
Rangunia (Bengali: রাঙ্গুনিয়া উপজেলা) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' east longitudes. It has 67,792 households and a total area of 361.54 km2.
It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the south; Patiya Upazila, Boalkhali Upazila, Raozan Upazila & Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the west; Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the north and Kaptai Upazila & Rajasthali Upazila of Rangamati District and Bandarban Sadar Upazila on the east. Rangunia is the administrative headquarter of this upazila.
Main river: Karnaphuli, Ichamoti.
Chakma kings (Shukdev Roy, Sher Daulat Khan, Jan Baksh Khan, Tabbar Khan, Jabbar Khan, Dharam Baksh Khan, Rani Kalindi, Harish Chandra Rai and others) ruled this area since 1757. Chakma King Harish Chandra transferred his capital from Rajanagar of Rangunia to Rangamati in 1874.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangunia Upazila had 90,708 households and a population of 392,904. 9.76% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rangunia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.60%: 78.69% for males and 76.63% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.35 males for every 100 females. 113,749 (28.95%) lived in urban areas.
The ethnic population was 4,678 (1.19%), of which the Marma were 2,734, Tanchangya people 931 and Chakma 828.
Rangunia Thana was formed on 24 January 1962 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Municipality was formed on 4 July 2000.
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Rangunia Upazila
Rangunia (Bengali: রাঙ্গুনিয়া উপজেলা) is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Rangunia Upazila is located in between 22°18' and 22°37' north latitudes and in between 91°58' and 92°08' east longitudes. It has 67,792 households and a total area of 361.54 km2.
It is bounded by Chandanaish Upazila on the south; Patiya Upazila, Boalkhali Upazila, Raozan Upazila & Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the west; Kawkhali Upazila of Rangamati District on the north and Kaptai Upazila & Rajasthali Upazila of Rangamati District and Bandarban Sadar Upazila on the east. Rangunia is the administrative headquarter of this upazila.
Main river: Karnaphuli, Ichamoti.
Chakma kings (Shukdev Roy, Sher Daulat Khan, Jan Baksh Khan, Tabbar Khan, Jabbar Khan, Dharam Baksh Khan, Rani Kalindi, Harish Chandra Rai and others) ruled this area since 1757. Chakma King Harish Chandra transferred his capital from Rajanagar of Rangunia to Rangamati in 1874.
According to the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Rangunia Upazila had 90,708 households and a population of 392,904. 9.76% of the population were under 5 years of age. Rangunia had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 77.60%: 78.69% for males and 76.63% for females, and a sex ratio of 91.35 males for every 100 females. 113,749 (28.95%) lived in urban areas.
The ethnic population was 4,678 (1.19%), of which the Marma were 2,734, Tanchangya people 931 and Chakma 828.
Rangunia Thana was formed on 24 January 1962 and it was turned into an upazila in 1983. Municipality was formed on 4 July 2000.
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