Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila

Cox's Bazar Sadar
কক্সবাজার সদর
Upazila
Cox's Bazar Sadar

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E / 21.450°N 91.983°E / 21.450; 91.983Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E / 21.450°N 91.983°E / 21.450; 91.983
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Cox's Bazar District
Area
 • Total 228.23 km2 (88.12 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 253,788
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Cox's Bazar Sadar

Cox's Bazar Sadar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সদর) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Cox's Bazar Sadar is located at 21°27′00″N 91°59′00″E / 21.4500°N 91.9833°E / 21.4500; 91.9833 . It has 38688 households and total area 228.23 km².

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cox's Bazar Sadar had a population of 253,788, of whom 117,509 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 53.94% of the population, and females 46.06%. Cox's Bazar Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Cox's Bazar Sadar has 10 Unions/Wards, 40 Mauzas/Mahallas and 140 villages.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Badiul Alam (2012), "Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.


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