Official Name: | Matiranga |
Native Name: | মাটিরাঙ্গা |
Settlement Type: | Upazila |
Coordinates: | 23°N 91°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Bangladesh |
Subdivision Type1: | Division |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
Subdivision Name2: | Khagrachhari |
Area Total Km2: | 404.75 |
Population Total: | 111538 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | Official Map of Matiranga |
Timezone: | BST |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Matiranga is located at 23.0417°N 91.875°W. It has 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km2.
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, the residual Matiranga upazila had 24,080 households and a population of 111,538. 30,149 (27.03%) were under 10 years of age. Matiranga had an average literacy rate of 44.76%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 989 females per 1000 males. 23,913 (21.44%) of the population lived in urban areas.[1] The ethnic population was 29,928 (26.83%), of which Tripura were 22,395, Chakma 4,509 and Marma 2,965.[2]
Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.
Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.[3]