| Matiranga মাটিরাঙ্গা | |
|---|---|
| Upazila | |
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| Coordinates: 23°2.5′N 91°52.5′E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750 | |
| Country |  Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Khagrachhari |
| Area | |
| • Total | 404.75 km (156.27 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 126,609 |
| • Density | 310/km (810/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4450 |
| Website | Official Map of Matiranga |
Matiranga (Bengali: মাটিরাঙ্গা) is an upazila of Khagrachari District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Matiranga is located at 23°02′30″N 91°52′30″E / 23.0417°N 91.8750°E / 23.0417; 91.8750. It has 24,080 households and a total area of 404.75 km.
Demographics
| Religions in Matiranga Upazila (2022) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | Percent | |||
| Islam | 73.94% | |||
| Hinduism | 19.73% | |||
| Buddhism | 5.58% | |||
| Christianity | 0.42% | |||
| Other or not stated | 0.32% | |||
As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, the residual Matiranga upazila had a population of 126,609. The ethnic population was 30,257 (23.90%), of which Tripura were 23,647, Chakma 3,950 and Marma 2,621.
Ethnicity in Matiranga (2022)
Bengali (76.10%) Tripura (18.68%) Chakma (3.12%) Marma (2.07%) Others (0.03%)Administration
Matiranga Upazila is divided into Matiranga Municipality and eight union parishads: Amtali, Baranala, Belchhari, Guimara, Gumti, Matiranga, Tubalchhari, and Taindang. The union parishads are subdivided into 27 mauzas and 365 villages.
Matiranga Municipality is subdivided into 9 wards and 53 mahallas.
See also
References
- National Report (PDF). Population and Housing Census 2022. Vol. 1. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. November 2023. p. 397. ISBN 978-9844752016.
- "Bangladesh Postal Code". Dhaka: Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. 20 October 2024.
- Proshanto Kumar Tripura (2012), "Matiranga Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.), Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
- ^ Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Khagrachhari (PDF). District Series. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. June 2024. ISBN 978-984-475-245-0.
- https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
- ^ "District Statistics 2011: Khagrachhari" (PDF). Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
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