Sitakunda Upazila
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| Sitakunda Upazila | |
  Sitakunda
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| Division_name - District |
Chittagong Division - Chittagong District |
| Coordinates | |
| Area | 483.97 km² |
| Time zone | BST (UTC+6) |
| Population (1991) - Density |
274903 - 568/km² |
| Maplink: Official Map of Sitakunda | |
Sitakunda (Bengali: সীতাকুন্ড) is an Upazila of Chittagong District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
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[edit] Geography
Sitakunda is located at . It has 48065 units of house hold and total area 483.97 km².
[edit] Demographics
As of 1991 Bangladesh censusGRBangladeh, Sitakunda has a population of 274903. Males constitute are 55.34% of the population, and females 44.66%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 143147. Sitakunda has an average literacy rate of 41.1% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [1]
[edit] Administrative
Sitakunda has 10 Unions/Wards, 71 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 107 vilages.
[edit] Biodiversity
There is a botanical garden and eco park at Sitakunda. The abstract of a publication in the 2nd issue of The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management[2] states that:
"The Sitakunda Botanical Garden and Eco-park was established, under a five-year (2000–2004) development project, as a means to enrich and conserve biodiversity, and develop ecotourism facilities in the region. This study explores to what extent the authority achieves these objectives and the impacts of the park on adjacent villagers. More specifically, it highlights park-people relationships and people dependency on park resources. Findings indicate that, as the project was implemented, the area was enriched, with natural regeneration, new plantations and infrastructure development. It has become a new destination for visitors, and nature-based tourism. Tourism provides revenue to the park authority and income to local people. Even though the park is a good instrument for biodiversity conservation, ignoring the dependence of local people on park resources created conflicts between local communities and the park authority. Prohibition on the extraction of forest products from the park, and restriction on use of park roads to enter adjacent forests make the livelihoods of surrounding villagers vulnerable. The park establishment has created some job opportunities, but local people feel that these are inadequate. Suggestions are made to overcome the existing conflicts and to develop an eco-friendly park which would conserve biodiversity and, at the same time, benefit local communities."
[edit] See also
[edit] External link
[edit] References
- ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.
- ^ Nath, T.K. and M. Alauddin, Sitakunda botanical garden and eco-park, chittagong, bangladesh: Its impacts on a rural community, The International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management, Volume 2, Number 1, March 2006, pp. 1-11(11). http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/sapi/ijbsm/2006/00000002/00000001/art00001
