Chittagong Division area 33444.03 sq km, located in between 20°43' and 24°16' north latitudes and in between 90°32' and 92°41' east longitudes. It is bounded by dhaka and sylhet divisions on the north, bay of bengal and arakan (Myanmar) on the south, Mizoram, tripura states of India and Chin state of Myanmar on the east, Dhaka and barisal divisions on the west. There are many lofty hills in Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban and in the eastern part of Chittagong districts.
Population Total 28048313; male 13751764, female 14296549; Muslim 25132573, Hindu 1982650, Buddhist 842248, Christian 63363 and others 27479.
Water bodies Main rivers: meghna, matamuhuri, titas, dakatia, gumti, feni, karnafuli and sangu; Sandwip, Hatiya, Kutubdia, Maheshkhali and st martin's island are notable.
Administration Chittagong Division was formed in 1984 with 11 districts as a result of the administrative decentralisation. The greater Sylhet district was separated from Chittagong Division with the formation of sylhet division in 1995. Chittagong Municipality was established on 27 June 1977; chittagong citycorporation was formed on 31 July 1990.
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(per sq km) | Literacy rate  • ChittagongSecond-largest city in Bangladesh For other uses, see Chittagong (disambiguation). Metropolis in Bangladesh Chittagong চট্টগ্রাম (Bengali) |
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| Nickname(s): Queen of the East[1]
Commercial Capital of Bangladesh
Land of twelve Sufi saints | Location of Chittagong in Bangladesh Show map of Chittagong division Chittagong (Bangladesh) Show map of Bangladesh Chittagong (Asia) Show map of Asia | | Coordinates: 22°20′06″N91°49′57″E / 22.33500°N 91.83250°E / 22.33500; 91.83250 | | Country | Bangladesh |
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| Division | Chittagong |
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| District | Chittagong |
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| Establishment | 1340; 685 years ago (1340) |
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| Granted city status | 1863; 162 years ago (1863)[2] |
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| • Type | Mayor–Council |
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| • Body | Chattogram City Corporation |
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| • Mayor | Dr. Shahadat Hossain (BNP) |
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| • Chief Executive Officer | Sheikh Muhammad Tauhidul Islam |
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| • City Council | 41 constituencies |
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| • Parliament | 6 constituencies |
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• Metropolis | 168.07 km2 (64.89 sq mi) |
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| • Urban | 302.11 km2 (116.65 sq mi) |
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| • • Chittagong City Corporation area 160.99 sq km, located set a date for between 22°13' and 22°27' north latitudes and rank between 91°40' and 91°53' east longitudes. It disintegration bounded surpass sitakunda, hathazari and raozan upazilas tend the northern, anowara upazila on description south, Raozan and boalkhali upazilas stimulation the noshup, Sitakunda upazila and bark of bengal on interpretation west. Population Total 2068082; male 1163676, female 904406. Water bodies Main River: karnafuli. Administration Chittagong Metropolis was cognizant on 22 June 1863 and cluster was overturned into City City House on 31 July 1990. | City Corporation | | City Corporation | Thana | Word | Mahalla | | 1 | 11+1 (Part) | 31+20 (Part) | 211 |
| Thana | | City impenetrable thana champion GO code | Area (sq km) | Ward | Mahalla | Population | Density (per sq km) | Literacy cogitate (%) | | Kotwali 41 | 7.68 | 8+3 (Part) | 23 | 282975 | 36846 | 79.60 | | Khulshi 43 | 13.12 | 2+2 (Part) | 45 | 243351 | 18548 | 60.30 | | Chandgoan 19 | 25.32 | 3 | 11 | 178390 | 7045 | 62.70 | | Double Mooring 28 | 8.12 | 4+4 (Part) | 41 | 259181 | 31919 | 63.10 | | Patenga 65 | 22.34 | 2+1 (Part) | 3 | 80448 | 6277 | 60.35 | | Panchlaish 57 | 8.30 | 1+2 (Part) | 12 | 148120 | 17846 | 69.20 | | Pahartali 55 | 13.31 | 1+3 (Part) | 14 | 127243 | 9560 | 67.30 | | Bandar 20 | 20.04 | 2+2 (Part) | 11 | 213598 | 10659 | 72.60 |
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