Guimara Upazila
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| official_name = Guimara
| native_name = গুইমারা উপজেলা
| settlement_type = Upazila
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| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
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| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong
| subdivision_name2 = Khagrachhari
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| area_total_km2 = 243.46
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| population_total = 53258
| population_as_of = 2022
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Guimara Upazila ({{Langx|bn|গুইমারা উপজেলা}}) is an upazila (sub-district) of Khagrachhari District, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh.
History
Guimara Upazila was established as an upazila on 30 November 2020. As of 2020, the administrative building has not been built. The upazila is administered from Guimara Union Parishad Complex Bhaban due to the lack of a purpose built administrative building.{{cite news |title=Guimara upazila office works from a room of the union parishad |url=https://tbsnews.net/bangladesh/infrastructure/guimara-upazila-office-works-room-union-parishad |accessdate=20 July 2020 |work=The Business Standard |date=10 November 2019 |language=en}} Brigadier General Mohammad Shahriar Jaman is the commander of the Guimara region.{{cite news |title=4 killed as BGB, villagers clash in Khagrachhari |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/4-killed-as-bgb-villagers-clash-in-khagrachhari/45957 |accessdate=20 July 2020 |work=United News of Bangladesh (UNB) |language=en}}
Administration
UNO: Rajeeb Chowdhury.{{cite web
| script-title=bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার
| url = https://www.khagrachhari.gov.bd/bn/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D
| date = 2024-08-26
| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20240826111840/https://www.khagrachhari.gov.bd/bn/site/view/employee_list/7-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%80%20%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D
| archivedate = 2024-08-26 }}
It has an area of 243.46 km2.
The upazila has three unions:{{cite web
| title = Detailed Map of Guimara Upazila, Khagrachari, Bangladesh - Tourism Di…
| url = https://www.thebangladesh.net/chittagong-division/khagrachari-district/guimara-upazila-khagrachari.html
| date = 2024-08-26
| archiveurl = https://archive.today/20240826111252/https://www.thebangladesh.net/chittagong-division/khagrachari-district/guimara-upazila-khagrachari.html
| archivedate = 2024-08-26 }}
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Buddhism|gold|46.74}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|30.60}}
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|22.51}}
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As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, what is now Guimara upazila had a population of 53,258. The ethnic population was 34,303 (64.41%), of which Marma were 20,293, Tripura were 10,007, and Chakma 3,927.
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|caption = Ethnicity in Guimara (2022)https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
|label1 = Marma |value1 = 38.1
|color1 = blue
|label2 = Bengali |value2 = 35.59
|color2 = green
|label3 = Tripura
|value3 = 18.79
|color3 = orange
|label4 = Chakma |value4 = 7.37
|color4 = yellow
|label5 =Others
|value5 =0.15
|color5 =black
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References
{{Khagrachhari District}}
{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}}
Category:Upazilas of Khagrachhari District
Category:Bangladesh–India border crossings
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