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:126609
Population As Of:2022
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4450[2]
Website:Official Map of Matiranga
Timezone:BST
Utc Offset:+6

Matiranga (bn|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 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Matiranga upazila had a population of 126,609. The ethnic population was 30,257 (23.90%), of which Tripura were 23,647, Chakma 3,950 and Marma 2,621.

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. Book: National Report . November 2023 . . 978-9844752016 . Population and Housing Census 2022 . 1 . Dhaka . 397.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Postal Code . 20 October 2024 . Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh . Dhaka.
  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.