Settlement Type: | Municipality |
Official Name: | Bandarban |
Native Name: | বান্দরবান |
Pushpin Map: | Bangladesh Chittagong division#Bangladesh |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chittagong division##Location in Bangladesh |
Coordinates: | 22.198°N 92.22°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bandarban |
Subdivision Type3: | Upazila |
Subdivision Name3: | Bandarban Sadar |
Government Type: | Mayor–Council |
Governing Body: | Bandarban Paurashava |
Established Title2: | Municipality |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Total: | 54450 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Timezone: | Bangladesh Time |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Blank Name: | National Dialing Code |
Blank Info: | +880 |
Blank1 Name: | Local Dialing Code |
Bandarban is a city in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of southeastern Bangladesh. It is the headquarters of Bandarban District. It is located on the Sangu River.
According to the 2022 Bangladesh census, Bandarban city had a population of 54,450 and a literacy rate of 85.99%.[1]
According to the 2011 Bangladesh census, Bandarban city had 8,699 households and a population of 41,434. 8,561 (20.66%) were under 10 years of age. Bandarban had a literacy rate (age 7 and over) of 67.11%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 787 females per 1000 males. Ethnic population was 8,610 (20.78%), of which Marma were 5,494 and Tripura 880.[2]