Juraichhari Upazila
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Juraichhari
| native_name = জুরাছড়ি
| settlement_type = Upazila
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| image_caption = Skyline of Juraichhari, Bangladesh
| image_map = Juraichhari in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg
| coordinates = {{coord|22|{{#expr:.6667*60 round 1}}|N|92|{{#expr:.3833*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}
| subdivision_type1 = Division
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong
| subdivision_name2 = Rangamati
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| area_total_km2 = 606.05
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| population_total = 26932
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{Cite book |url=http://nsds.bbs.gov.bd/storage/files/1/Publications/PHCensus/Chattaogram/District%20Report%20Rangamati.pdf |title=Population and Housing Census 2022 - District Report: Rangamati |date=June 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |isbn=978-984-475-257-3 |series= District Series |location=Dhaka |pages=}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192649/http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/rangamati/Juraichhari.gif Official Map of Juraichhari]
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| timezone = BST
| utc_offset = +6
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Juraichhari ({{langx|bn|জুরাছড়ি }}) is an upazila of Rangamati District{{citation
|author=Gautam Chandra Modak
|chapter=Juraichhari Upazila
|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Juraichhari_Upazila
|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}} in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Geography
Juraichhari is located at {{coord|22.6667|N|92.3833|E|}}. It has 6,136 households and total area 606.05 km2. Juraichhari is bordered by Barkal upazila to the north, Rangamati Sadar and Belaichhari upazilas to the west and the Indian state of Mizoram to the east.
Demographics
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{{bar percent|Buddhism|gold|95.6}}
{{bar percent|Islam|green|3.26}}
{{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|0.63}}
{{bar percent|Christianity|blue|0.52}}
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As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Juraichhari upazila had a population of 26,932. The ethnic population was 25,681 (95.35%), of which Chakma were 24,548 and Tanchangya 898.
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|caption = Ethnicity in the Juraichhari Upazila (2022)https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-
|label1 = Chakma
|value1 = 91.15
|color1 = yellow
|label2 = Bengali
|value2 = 4.65
|color2 = green
|label3 = Tanchangya
|value3 = 3.33
|color3 = purple
|label4 = Others
|value4 = 0.87
|color4 = black
}}
Administration
UNO: Arafat Mohammad Noman.{{cite web
| script-title=bn:উপজেলা নির্বাহী অফিসার
| url = https://www.rangamati.gov.bd/en/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%B00%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%B00%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/20240826114413/https://www.rangamati.gov.bd/en/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%B00%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%B00%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 }}
Juraichhari Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Banjugichhara, Dumdumya, Juraichhari, and Maidang. The union parishads are subdivided into 11 mauzas and 105 villages.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Rangamati.pdf |url-status=dead |title=District Statistics 2011: Rangamati |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113184835/http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Rangamati.pdf |archive-date=13 November 2014 |access-date=14 July 2014}}
See also
References
{{Rangamati District}}
{{Upazilas of Chittagong Division}}
Category:Upazilas of Rangamati Hill District
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