Patiya Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.3000° N 91.9833° E

Patiya Upazila
Patiya
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Chittagong District
Coordinates	22.3000° N 91.9833° E
Area	316.47 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	398836  - 1260/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Patiya

Patiya (Bengali: পটিয়া) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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

[edit] Geography

Patiya is located at 22.3000° N 91.9833° E . It has 70218 units of house hold and total area 316.47 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Patiya has a population of 398836. Males constitute are 52.1% of the population, and females 47.9%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 197399. Patiya has an average literacy rate of 44.3% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Patiya has 25 Unions/Wards, 136 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 124 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.