Rangamati
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.
Demographics
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had a population of 58,875 and a literacy rate of 85.62%.
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Rangamati city had 18,355 households and a population of 84,000. 15,635 (18.61%) were under 10 years of age. Rangamati had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 73.13%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 870 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 24,565 (29.24%), of which Chakma were 20,904, Marma 1,132 and Tanchangya 788.
Tourist attractions
Rangamati is surrounded by natural features like as mountains, rivers, lakes, and waterfalls. Rangamati is also home to several ethnic groups. Some of the most popular attractions are:
Climate
| Climate data for Rangamati | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.4 (88.5) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
23.9 (75.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.1 (0.20) |
24.3 (0.96) |
62.1 (2.44) |
147.9 (5.82) |
319.7 (12.59) |
504.8 (19.87) |
572.6 (22.54) |
435.2 (17.13) |
259.6 (10.22) |
152.2 (5.99) |
55.7 (2.19) |
9.5 (0.37) |
2,548.7 (100.34) |
| Average precipitation days | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 114 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 69 | 67 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Parijat Kusum Chakma
- Aung Shwe Prue Chowdhury
- Binoy Kumar Dewan
- Kamini Mohan Dewan
- Moni Swapan Dewan
- Subimal Dewan, advisor on Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs to President Ziaur Rahman, died in the College Gate area in 2009.
- Santu Larma
- Manabendra Narayan Larma
- Chaithoai Roaza
- Dipankar Talukdar
- Ushatan Talukder
- Shobha Rani Tripura
Gallery
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Rangamati-Kaptai Highway, Rangamati -
Rangamati, Lake Kaptai -
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Lower portion of the Shuvolong Fall -
Mummified Body of the Top Mohanto at Rajbana Vihara -
Rajbana Vihara, a renowned Buddhist Temple at Rangamati -
Wild Asian elephant, can be seen in the hilly forests of Rangamati -
Kaptai Lake Barkal Upazila -
Shuvolong waterfall in dry season -
Life in Water -
Hanging bridge Rangamati
