Sandwip Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.4833° N 91.4417° E

Sandwip Upazila
Sandwip
Division_name  - District	Chittagong Division  - Chittagong District
Coordinates	22.4833° N 91.4417° E
Area	762.42 km²
Time zone	BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)  - Density	272179  - 357/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Sandwip

Sandwip (Bengali: সন্দ্বীপ) 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

Sandwip is located at 22.4833° N 91.4417° E . It has 45389 units of house hold and total area 762.42 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census^GRBangladeh, Sandwip has a population of 272179. Males constitute are 49.68% of the population, and females 50.32%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 122499. Sandwip has an average literacy rate of 35% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. ^[1]

[edit] Administrative

Sandwip has 15 Unions/Wards, 62 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 34 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.