Maheshkhali Upazila

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Coordinates: 21.5500° N 91.9500° E

Maheshkhali Upazila
Skyline of Maheshkhali, Bangladesh.
A Buddhist temple at Maheshkhali

Maheshkhali
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Cox's Bazar District
Coordinates 21.5500° N 91.9500° E
Area 362.18 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
219520
 - 606/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Maheshkhali

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

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[edit] Geography

Maheshkhali is located at 21.5500° N 91.9500° E . It has 33287 units of house hold and total area 362.18 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Maheshkhali has a population of 219520. Males constitute are 53.13% of the population, and females 46.87%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 90892. Maheshkhali has an average literacy rate of 16.8% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Maheshkhali has 7 Unions/Wards, 31 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 170 villages.

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[edit] References

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