Teknaf Upazila

Teknaf
টেকনাফ
Upazila

View of Teknaf, Bangladesh
Teknaf

Location in Bangladesh

Coordinates: 20°52′N 92°18′E / 20.867°N 92.300°ECoordinates: 20°52′N 92°18′E / 20.867°N 92.300°E
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Cox's Bazar District
Area
 • Total 388.68 km2 (150.07 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 152,557
 • Density 393/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Time zone BST (UTC+6)
Website Official Map of Teknaf
Teknaf port

Teknaf (Bengali: টেকনাফ Ṭeknaf) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh. It forms the southernmost point in mainland Bangladesh (St. Martin's Island is the southernmost point). The name of the region comes from the Naf River which forms the Eastern boundary of the upazila. It shares the border with Burma.

Geography

Teknaf is located at 20°52′00″N 92°18′00″E / 20.8667°N 92.3000°E . It has 23, 675 households and a total area of 388.68 km². The tidal range at the Teknaf coastal area is strong influenced by the Naaf river estuary. The area has a warm tropical climate and sufficient rainfall to enable it to support a wide biological diversity.

Demographics

According to the 1991 Bangladesh census, Teknaf had a population of 152,557. Males constituted 51.81% of the population, and females 48.19%. The population aged 18 or over was 64,417. Teknaf had an average literacy rate of 16.6% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[1]

Administration

Teknaf has 6 Unions/Wards, 13 Mauzas/Mahallas, and 133 villages.

Tourist attractions

Because of its geographical location this subdistrict has become an attraction for foreign and local tourists. Because of the tropical weather of Bangladesh most tourists usually go to visit this place during winter or in between winter and autumn (October to March). It is about 90 km from Cox's Bazar. Its historical educational institutions include Teknaf College, Teknaf Pilot High School and Teknaf Govt. Primary School.

Teknaf Peninsula is one of the longest sandy beach ecosystems (80 km) in the world. It represents a transitional ground for the fauna of the Indo-Himalayan and Indo-Malayan ecological sub-regions. Important habitats at the site include mangrove, mudflats, beaches and sand dunes, canals and lagoons and marine habitat. Mangrove forest occurs in Teknaf peninsula both as natural forest with planted stands and mostly distributed in the intertidal zone. The Teknaf peninsula mangroves supports the habitat of 161 different species of fish (Chowdhury et al., 2011).[2] Teknaf reserved forest is one of the oldest reserved forests in Bangladesh.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS.". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  2. ↑ Chowdhury, Shah Nawaz; Praba Barua, M. Sahadat Hossain and Nani Gopal Das (2011-01-01). "Mr.". Journal of Coastal Conservation. 15 (1) 15 (1): 163–180. doi:10.1007/s11852-010-0130-3.
  3. ↑ "Teknef forest".

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