Barkal Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.7333° N 92.3583° E

Barkal Upazila
Barkal
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Rangamati District
Coordinates	22.7333° N 92.3583° E
Area	760.88 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	28839  - 38/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Barkal

Barkal (Bengali: বরকল ) is an Upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Administrative 4 See also 5 References

[edit] Geography

Barkal is located at 22.7333° N 92.3583° E . It has 4782 units of house hold and total area 760.88 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Barkal has a population of 28839. Males constitute are 57.1% of the population, and females 42.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 15770. Barkal has an average literacy rate of 30.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Barkal has 5 Unions/Wards, 29 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 156 vilages.

[edit] See also

• Upazilas of Bangladesh
• Districts of Bangladesh
• Divisions of Bangladesh

[edit] References

1. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.