| Official Name: | Pekua |
| Settlement Type: | Upazila |
| Coordinates: | 21.8266°N 91.9689°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Bangladesh |
| Subdivision Type1: | Division |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chittagong |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cox's Bazar |
| Area Total Km2: | 139.61 |
| Population Total: | 171538 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BST |
| Utc Offset: | +6 |
Pekua is an upazila, or sub-district, of Cox's Bazar District in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.[1] [2]
Pekua Upazila is divided into seven union parishads: Barabakia, Magnama, Pekua, Rajakhali, Shilkhali, Taitong, and Ujantia. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 125 villages.[3]
As of the 2011 Bangladesh census, Pekua upazila had 31,944 households and a population of 171,538. 53,340 (31.10%) were under 10 years of age. Pekua had an average literacy rate of 35.30%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 987 females per 1000 males. 29,182 (17.02%) of the population lived in urban areas.[4] [5]