Chattogram Division

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Chittagong Division
চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ
Division of Bangladesh
Chattogram Division
Chittagong Port
Sajek Valley
Boga Lake
Bandarban
St. Martin's Island
Himchari National Park
Teknaf Beach
Chittagong Division in Bangladesh
Districts of Chittagong Division
Coordinates: 22°55′N 91°30′E / 22.917°N 91.500°E / 22.917; 91.500
Country Bangladesh
Established1829
Capital
and largest city		Chittagong
Government
 • Divisional CommissionerMuhammad Ziauddin
 • Parliamentary constituencyJatiya Sangsad (58 seats)
Area
34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
33,202,357 (Enumerated)
 • Density961.5519/km2 (2,490.408/sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
11,180,333
 • Rural
[1]
22,016,799
 • Metro
[1]
3,670,740
 • Adjusted Population[1]
34,178,612
Languages
 • Official languageBengali • English[2]
 • Regional languageChittagonian • Noakhali
 • Indigenous minority languages
List[3]
Religion (2022)
[4]
 • Religion
List
Time zoneUTC+6 (BST)
ISO 3166 codeBD-B
Notable sport teamsChattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division Cricket Team, Chittagong Abahani, Comilla Victorians, Noakhali Express
Districts11
Sub-Districts103
Union Councils949
Websitewww.chittagongdiv.gov.bd

Chittagong Division (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative Divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of 34,529.97 km2 (13,332.10 sq mi) and a population according to the 2022 census of 33,202,326, which made it the second most populous division of Bangladesh and the 45th most populous subnational entity in the world — more populous than all but 43 other countries. Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world;[5][6] as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.

History

Chittagong as an administrative division was established in 1829 to serve as an administrative headquarters for five of Bengal's easternmost districts, with the Chittagong District serving as its headquarters.[7] In East Pakistan, the division's Tippera district was renamed as Comilla District in 1960.[8]

In 1984, fifteen districts were created by separating and reducing the original five districts of Chittagong, Comilla, Hill Tracts, Noakhali and Sylhet:

Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts were moved from the Chittagong Division to create the newly established Sylhet Division in 1995.

Administration

Chittagong Division is presently subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 100 sub-districts (upazilas).[9] The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (with 37.6% of the area, but 58.3% of the population) of the present Chittagong Division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4% of the area, 41.7% of the population), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts. The six districts in the north-west will now form the new Cumilla Division.

Districts[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
NameHeadquartersArea (km2)Population
1991 Census		Population
2001 Census		Population
2011 Census		Population
2022 Census[21]
Brahmanbaria DistrictBrahmanbaria1,881.202,141,7452,398,2542,840,4983,306,563
Cumilla DistrictCumilla3,146.304,032,6664,595,5395,387,2886,212,216
Chandpur DistrictChandpur1,645.322,032,4492,271,2292,416,0182,635,748
Lakshmipur DistrictLakshmipur1,440.391,312,3371,489,9011,729,1881,938,111
Noakhali DistrictMaijdee3,685.872,217,1342,577,2443,108,0833,625,252
Feni DistrictFeni990.361,096,7451,240,3841,437,3711,648,896
Khagrachhari DistrictKhagrachhari2,749.16342,488525,664613,917714,119
Rangamati DistrictRangamati6,116.11401,388508,182595,979647,587
Bandarban DistrictBandarban4,479.01230,569298,120388,335481,109
Chittagong DistrictChittagong5,282.925,296,1276,612,1407,616,3529,169,464
Cox's Bazar DistrictCox's Bazar2,491.851,419,2601,773,7092,289,9902,823,265
Total Districts1134,529.9720,552,90824,290,38428,423,01933,202,326

Demographics

Religions in Chittagong Division[21]
Religion Percent
Muslims
 
 90.11%
Hindus
 
 6.61%
Buddhists
 
 2.92%
Christians
 
 0.22%
Others
 
 0.14%

According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Chittagong Division had 7,528,333 households and a population of 33,202,326, 33.7% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 979 people per km2. 90.11% were Muslims, 6.61% Hindus, 2.92% Buddhists, 0.22% Christians and 0.14% others.[21]

See also

References

  1. National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 386. ISBN 978-9844752016.
  2. "The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh". Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  3. "Bangladesh". Ethnologue. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  4. বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  5. Ethirajan, Anbarasan (26 December 2012). "Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost?". BBC World. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  6. The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 2003. p. 679. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  7. Webster, John Edward (1911). "History: Divisional Commissioners". Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers: Noakhali. Allahabad: The Pioneer Press. p. 26.
  8. "About Cumilla". District LGED. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  9. Ahmed Anam (2012). "Chittagong Division". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  10. "District Statistics 2011: Brahmanbaria" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  11. "District Statistics 2011: Comilla" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  12. "District Statistics 2011: Chandpur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  13. "District Statistics 2011: Lakshmipur" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  14. "District Statistics 2011: Noakhali" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  15. "District Statistics 2011: Feni" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  16. "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  17. "District Statistics 2011: Rangamati" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  18. "District Statistics 2011: Bandarban" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  19. "District Statistics 2011: Chittagong" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  20. "District Statistics 2011: Cox's Bazar" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  21. Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. August 2022. pp. 6, 9, 12, 16, 21, 27. ISBN 978-984-35-2977-0. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.