Rowangchhari Upazila

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Coordinates: 22.1667° N 92.3333° E

Rowangchhari Upazila

Rowangchhari
Division_name
 - District
Chittagong Division
 - Bandarban District
Coordinates 22.1667° N 92.3333° E
Area 442.89 km²
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Population (1991)
 - Density
17904
 - 40/km²
Maplink: Official Map of Rowangchhari

Rowangchhari (Bengali: রোয়াংছড়ি) is an Upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

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[edit] Geography

Rowangchhari is located at 22.1667° N 92.3333° E . It has 3607 units of house hold and total area 442.89 km².

[edit] Demographics

As of 1991 Bangladesh census[1], Rowangchhari has a population of 17904. Males constitute are 53.47% of the population, and females 46.53%. This Upazila's eighteen up population is 9753. Rowangchhari has an average literacy rate of 16.2% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. [2]

[edit] Administrative

Rowangchhari has 4 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 115 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.