Matiranga Upazila Explained

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.

Geography

Matiranga is located at 23.0417°N 91.875°W. It has 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km2.

Demographics

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]

Administration

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]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Khagrachhari . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  2. Web site: 2011 . Community Tables: Khagrachhari district . bbs.gov.bd . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
  3. Web site: District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari . dead . . Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics . https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184825/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Khagrachori.pdf . 13 November 2014 . 14 July 2014.