Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila

Cox's Bazar Sadar
কক্সবাজার সদর
Upazila
Cox's Bazar Sadar
Location in Bangladesh
Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E / 21.450°N 91.983°E / 21.450; 91.983Coordinates: 21°27′N 91°59′E / 21.450°N 91.983°E / 21.450; 91.983
Country  Bangladesh
Division Chittagong Division
District Cox's Bazar District
Area
 • Total 228.23 km2 (88.12 sq mi)
Population (1991)
 • Total 253,788
 • Density 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+6 (BST)
Website Official Map of Cox's Bazar Sadar

Cox's Bazar Sadar (Bengali: কক্সবাজার সদর) is an Upazila of Cox's Bazar District[1] in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Geography

Cox's Bazar Sadar is located at 21°27′00″N 91°59′00″E / 21.4500°N 91.9833°E / 21.4500; 91.9833 . It has 38688 households and total area 228.23 km2 (88.12 sq mi).

Demographics

At the 1991 Bangladesh census, Cox's Bazar Sadar had a population of 253,788, of whom 117,509 were aged 18 or older. Males constituted 53.94% of the population, and females 46.06%. Cox's Bazar Sadar had an average literacy rate of 28.3% (7+ years), against the national average of 32.4%.[2]

Administration

Cox's Bazar Sadar has 10 Unions/Wards, 40 Mauzas/Mahallas and 140 villages.

Administrative Area

In 1854, the Cox's Bazar police station and the Town Committee in 1959 were formed. In 1972, the town committee was demolished and turned into a municipality. In 1983, the thana was turned into an upazila. In 1989, municipality was upgraded from "C" grade to "B" grade. Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila consists of one municipality and 10 unions. Complex of Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila Cox's Bazar Sadar Police Station|under Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police Station.

Municipality:
  • Cox's Bazar Municipality
Union of Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila
  • Islampur Union
  • Pokhkhai Union
  • Islamabad Union, Cox's Bazar Sadar
  • Eidgah Union
  • Jalalabad Union
  • Chaufaldandi Union
  • Varuakhali Union
  • Patali Machuakhali Union
  • Khurushkul Union
  • Jhilangza Union

[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Badiul Alam (2012), "Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila", in Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.), Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
  2. ↑ "Population Census Wing, BBS". Archived from the original on 2005-03-27. Retrieved November 10, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Union - Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila - Cox's Bazar Sadar Upazila". www.sadar.coxsbazar.gov.bd.


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