| Official Name: | Kawkhali |
| Native Name: | কাউখালী |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 22°N 92°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rangamati |
| Area Total Km2: | 339.28 |
| Population Total: | 59578 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Website: | Official Map of the Kawkhali Upazila |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Kawkhali (Bengali: কাউখালী ) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.[1]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Kawkhali upazila had 12,865 households and a population of 59,578. 14,506 (24.35%) were under 10 years of age. Kawkhali had an average literacy rate of 44.2%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 952 females per 1000 males. 10330 (17.34%) of the population lived in urban areas.[2] The ethnic population was 34,954 (58.67%), of which Marma were 17,450, Chakma 16,617, and 681 Tanchangya.[3]
Kawkhali Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Betbunia, Fatikchhari, Ghagra, and Kalampati. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 149 villages.[4]
