Neighbourhoods in Chittagong Metropolitan Area explained
Chittagong (Bengali: চিটাগং, ;), officially Chattogram (Bengali: চট্টগ্রাম),[1] also known as the Port City of Bangladesh is a major coastal city and financial centre in southeastern Bangladesh. The city had a population of more than 8.6 million[2] in 2017, making it the second-largest city in the country. It is the capital and administrative seat of an eponymous District and Division. The city is located on the banks of the Karnaphuli River between the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the Bay of Bengal. Modern Chittagong is Bangladesh's second most significant urban center after Dhaka.
The major municipal areas which are a part of the Chittagong Metropolitan Area are:
- Agrabad
- Bhatiari
- Chandgoan residential area
- Faujdarhat
- Halishahar
- Patenga
- North Kattali
- South Kattali
- Pahartali
- Saraipara
- Noapara
- Akbarshah
- Bayazid
- Bakalia
- Panchlaish
- Chawk Bazar
- Mohra
- Khatunganj
- Patharghata
- Bakshirhat
- Sanowara Residential Area
- Hamid Char
- Annona Residential Area
- Burishchar
- Nandan Kanan
- Jamal Khan
- Lalkhan Bazar
- Dampara
- Khulshi Residential Area
- Sholoshahar
- Nasirabad
- Ali Nagar
- Mohammadnagar
- Muradnagar
- Shahidnagar
- Wazedia
- Shershah Colony
- Debar Par
- Arefin Nagar
- Chandranagar
- Burma Colony
- Jhautala
- Rampur
- Sobujbag
- Shamoly Residential Area
- Shantibag Residential Area
- Gosaildanga
- Bansalapara
- Firinghee Bazar
- Ichanagar
- Sadarghat
- Fateabad
- Shahi Colony
- Hathazari
See also
References
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Notes and References
- News: Mahadi Al Hasnat . 2 April 2018 . Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names . Dhaka Tribune . 8 April 2018.
- population.city/bangladesh/chittagong/
