| Official Name: | Cox's Bazar Sadar |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 21°N 91°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cox's Bazar |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Qaiser Ul Haque Jewel |
| Leader Title1: | UNO |
| Leader Name1: | Suraiya Akter Sweety |
| Area Total Km2: | 108.57 |
| Population Total: | 338760 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Postal Code: | 4700 |
| Website: | Official Map of Cox's Bazar Sadar |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Cox's Bazar Sadar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সদর) is an upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Cox's Bazar Sadar is located at 21.45°N 91.9833°W. It has 60,916 households and total area 108.57km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila had 60,916 households and a population of 338,760. 85,961 (29.32%) were under 10 years of age. Cox's Bazar Sadar had an average literacy rate of 50.35%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 872 females per 1000 males. 167,477 (49.44%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] Ethnic population was 3,736 (1.10%), of which the Rakhine were 3,454.[2]
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%.[3]
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.https://sadar.coxsbazar.gov.bd/bn/site/page/fqwA-%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9 The union parishads are subdivided into 19 mauzas and 185 villages.https://sadar.coxsbazar.gov.bd/bn/site/page/1G3D-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0
Cox's Bazar Municipality is subdivided into 12 wards and 97 mahallas.[1]
