Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila
Cox's Bazar Sadar | |
|---|---|
| Cox's Bazar Beach Cox's Bazar Beach | |
| Location of Cox's Bazar Sadar | |
| Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E / 21.450°N 91.983°E / 21.450; 91.983 | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Cox's Bazar |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| • UNO | Suraiya Akter Sweety |
| Area | |
• Total | 108.57 km2 (41.92 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 417,365 |
| • Density | 3,800/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4700[2] |
| Area code | 0341[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Cox's Bazar Sadar |
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Cox's Bazar Sadar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সদর) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District [4] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
[edit ]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 60,916 households and total area 108.57 km2 (41.92 sq mi).
Demographics
[edit ]As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila had a population of 417,365. Ethnic population was 4,048 (0.97%), of which the Rakhine were 3,494. 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%.[6]
Administration
[edit ]In 1854, the Cox's Bazar police station and the Town Committee in 1959 were formed. In 1972, the town committee was demolished and turned into a municipality. In 1983, the thana was turned into an upazila.
Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila is divided into Cox's Bazar Municipality and 10 union parishads: Chowfaldandi, Eidgaon, Islamabad, Islampur, Jalalabad, Jhilongjha, Khurushkhul, Pmkhali, Pokkhali and Varuakhali.[1] The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 185 villages.[2]
Cox's Bazar Municipality is subdivided into 12 wards and 97 mahallas.[7]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- ^ "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh Area Code". China: Chahaoba.com. 18 October 2024.
- ^ Badiul Alam (2012), "Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Cox’s Bazar (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-266-5.
- ^ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005年03月27日. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
- ^ "Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Cox's Bazar" (PDF). bbs.gov.bd. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
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