Chakaria Upazila

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Coordinates: 21.7861° N 92.0778° E

Chakaria Upazila
Chakaria
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Cox's Bazar District
Coordinates	21.7861° N 92.0778° E
Area	643.46 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	409346  - 636/km²
Maplink: bazar/Chakaria.gif Official Map of Chakaria

Chakaria (Bengali: চকোরিয়া) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Chakaria is located at 21.7861° N 92.0778° E . It has 63671 units of house hold and total area 643.46 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Chakaria has a population of 409346. Males constitute are 51.87% of the population, and females 48.13%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 176608. Chakaria has an average literacy rate of 23.4% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Chakaria has 17 Unions/Wards, 66 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 340 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.