Chandanaish Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.2111° N 92.0417° E

Chandanaish Upazila

Chandanaish
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Chittagong District
Coordinates 22.2111° N 92.0417° E
Area 201.99 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
172843
 - 856/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Chandanaish

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

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[edit] Geography

Chandanaish is located at 22.2111° N 92.0417° E . It has 30189 units of house hold and total area 201.99 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Chandanaish has a population of 172843. Males constitute are 51.27% of the population, and females 48.73%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 81653. Chandanaish has an average literacy rate of 33.9% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Chandanaish has 10 Unions/Wards, 44 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 56 villages.

[edit] See also


[edit] References

  1. ^ GR Error
  2. ^ Population Census Wing, BBS.. Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved on November 10, 2006.