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Kawkhali Upazila, Rangamati

Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Demographics

Religions in Kawkhali upazila (2022)
Religion Percent
Islam
40.05%
Hinduism
3.09%
Buddhism
56.76%
Christianity
0.08%
Other or not stated
0.01%

As of the 2022 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had a population of 66313. The ethnic population was 36,550 (55.12%), of which Marma were 18,477, Chakma 17,188, and 681 Tanchangya 677.

Ethnicity in the Kawkhali (2022)

  Bengali (44.88%)
  Marma (27.86%)
  Chakma (25.92%)
  Tanchangya (1.02%)
  Others (0.32%)

Administration

UNO: Happy Das.

Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra, and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages.

See also

References

  1. ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. ^ "Kawkhali Upazila (Rangamati District)". Banglapedia. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
  4. ^ উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার. 2024-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-08-26.
  5. ^ "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.