Chittagong Division
{{short description|Division of Bangladesh}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Chittagong Division
| native_name = চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ
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| settlement_type = Division of Bangladesh
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| image1 = Chittagong Port.jpg
| caption1 = Chittagong Port
| image2 = Views from Sajek. (30138121283).jpg
| caption2 = Sajek Valley
| image3 = KAPTAI LAKE.jpg
| caption3 = Kaptai Lake
| image4 = Boga Lake (6843119656).jpg
| caption4 = Boga Lake
| image5 = Jinapara , bandarban , Bangladesh.jpg
| caption5 = Bandarban
| image6 = Sunset at Saint Martin.jpg
| caption6 = St. Martin's Island
| image7 = Himchari field.jpg
| caption7 = Himchari National Park
| image8 = Pink sky at sea beach.jpg
| caption8 = Teknaf Beach
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| coordinates = {{coord|22|55|N|91|30|E|region:BD_type:adm1st_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1829
| seat_type = Capital
{{nowrap|{{nobold|and largest city}}}}
| seat = Chittagong
| government_footnotes =
| governing_body =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Divisional Commissioner
| leader_name = [https://www.chittagongdiv.gov.bd/bn/site/view/officer_list Muhammad Ziauddin]
| leader_title1 =
| leader_name1 =
| unit_pref = Metric
| leader_title2 = Parliamentary constituency
| leader_name2 = Jatiya Sangsad (58 seats)
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 34,529.97
| area_note =
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 33202357 (Enumerated)
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/sites/default/files/files/bbs.portal.gov.bd/page/b343a8b4_956b_45ca_872f_4cf9b2f1a6e0/2024-01-31-15-51-b53c55dd692233ae401ba013060b9cbb.pdf |title=National Report |date=November 2023 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-9844752016 |series=Population and Housing Census 2022 |volume=1 |location=Dhaka |pages=386}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_urban = 11180333
| population_urban_footnotes =
| population_rural = 22016799
| population_rural_footnotes =
| population_metro = 3,670,740
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official language
| demographics1_info1 = Bengali{{*}}English{{cite web |url=http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-details-367.html |title=The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |website=Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs |access-date=1 February 2017 |archive-date=10 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110101626/http://bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd/act-details-367.html |url-status=live}}
| demographics1_title2 = Regional language
| demographics1_info2 = Chittagonian
Noahkhailla
| demographics1_title3 = {{nobold|Indigenous minority languages}}
| demographics1_info3 = {{Collapsible list
| titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;font-size:100%;
| title = List{{cite web |url=https://www.ethnologue.com/country/BD/ |title=Bangladesh |website=Ethnologue |access-date=7 January 2024}}
|Bawm
|Mru
|Mizo
|Kuki
|Tanchangya}}
| population_metro_footnotes =
| population_blank1_title = Adjusted Population
| demographics_type2 = Religion (2022)
| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://bbs.portal.gov.bd/site/page/b432a7e5-8b4d-4dac-a76c-a9be4e85828c|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশ পরিসংখ্যান ব্যুরো|website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}
| demographics2_title1 = Religion
| demographics2_info1 =
{{Collapsible list
| 90.11% Islam
| 6.61% Hinduism
| 2.92% Buddhism
| 0.22% Christians
| 0.14% other
}}
| population_blank1 = 34178612
| population_note =
| timezone1 = BST
| utc_offset1 = +6
| iso_code = BD-B
| blank_info_sec2 = 11
| blank1_name_sec2 = Sub-Districts
| blank1_info_sec2 = 103
| website = {{URL|www.chittagongdiv.gov.bd/}}
| footnotes =
| blank_name_sec1 = Notable sport teams
| blank_info_sec1 = Chattogram Challengers, Chittagong Division Cricket Team, Chittagong Abahani,
| blank_name_sec2 = Districts
| blank2_name_sec2 = Union Councils
| blank2_info_sec2 = 949
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Chittagong Division ({{langx|bn|চট্টগ্রাম বিভাগ}}), officially Chattogram Division, is geographically the largest of the eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. It covers the southeasternmost areas of the country, with a total area of {{convert|34,529.97|km2|abbr=on}} and a population according to the 2022 census of 33,202,326, which makes it the second most populous division and the 45th most populous subnational entity in the world — more populous than all but 43 other countries. The administrative division includes mainland Chittagong District, neighbouring districts and the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Chittagong Division is home to Cox's Bazar, the longest natural sea beach in the world;{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19340259 |title=Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar: A paradise being lost? |last=Ethirajan |first=Anbarasan |date=26 December 2012 |work=BBC World |access-date=29 January 2015 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614004354/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-19340259 |url-status=live}}{{cite book |date=2003 |title=The Europa World Year Book 2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XLvU9lroRuUC&pg=PA679 |publisher=Taylor & Francis |pages=679 |isbn=978-1-85743-227-5}} as well as St. Martin's Island, Bangladesh's sole coral reef.
History
{{main|History of Chittagong}}
The Chittagong as an administrative division was established in 1829 to serve as an administrative headquarters for five of Bengal's easternmost districts, with the Chittagong District serving as its headquarters.{{cite book |last1=Webster |first1=John Edward |title=Eastern Bengal and Assam District Gazetteers: Noakhali |year=1911 |publisher=The Pioneer Press |location=Allahabad |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/noakhali00webs/page/26/mode/2up |page=26 |chapter=History: Divisional Commissioners}} In East Pakistan, the division's Tippera district was renamed as Comilla District in 1960.{{cite web|title=About Cumilla|url=https://oldweb.lged.gov.bd/DistrictLGED.aspx?DistrictID=10|access-date=10 June 2019|website=District LGED}}
In 1984, fifteen districts were created by separating and reducing the original five districts of Chittagong, Comilla, Hill Tracts, Noakhali and Sylhet:{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
- The Chittagong District was divided into two districts; Chittagong and Cox's Bazar District
- The Comilla District was split into three districts; Comilla, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur
- The Hill Tracts District was split into three districts; Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Rangamati
- The Noakhali District was divided into three districts; Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Feni
- The Sylhet District was split into four districts; Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj.
Sylhet, Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj district ceded from the Chittagong Division to join the newly established Sylhet Division in 1995.
Administration
Chittagong Division is presently subdivided into eleven districts (zilas) and thence into 100 sub-districts (upazilas).{{cite Banglapedia |author=Ahmed Anam |article=Chittagong Division}} The first six districts listed below comprise the north-western portion (37.6%) of the division, while the remaining five comprise the south-eastern portion (62.4%), the two portions being separated by the lower (or Bangladeshi) stretch of the Feni River; the upland districts of Khagrachhari, Rangamati and Bandarban together comprise that area previously known as the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Muslims|green|90.11}}
{{bar percent|Hindus|darkorange|6.61}}
{{bar percent|Buddhists|yellow|2.92}}
{{bar percent|Christians|darkblue|0.22}}
{{bar percent|Others|grey|0.14}}
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According to the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, Chittagong Division had 7,528,333 households and a population of 33,202,326, 33.7% of whom lived in urban areas. The population density was 979 people per km2. 90.11% were Muslims, 6.61% Hindus, 2.92% Buddhists, 0.22% Christians and 0.14% others.{{Cite book |title=Population and Housing Census 2022: Preliminary Report |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vhn2t_PbEzo5-NDGBeoFJq4XCoSzOVKg/view |date=August 2022 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |pages=6, 9, 12, 16, 21, 27 |isbn=978-984-35-2977-0 |access-date=8 June 2023 |archive-date=14 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114054043/https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vhn2t_PbEzo5-NDGBeoFJq4XCoSzOVKg/view |url-status=live}}
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See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.chittagongdiv.gov.bd/ Government of Chittagong Division website]
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Chittagong Division
|North =
|Northeast = Sylhet Division
Tripura, India
|East = Mizoram, India
|Southeast = Chin State, Myanmar
Rakhine State, Myanmar
|South =
|Southwest = Bay of Bengal
|West = Barisal Division
|Northwest = Dhaka Division
}}
{{Divisions of Bangladesh}}
{{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}
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