Kaptai Upazila

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Kaptai Sub-District

| native_name = কাপ্তাই

| settlement_type = Upazila

| image_skyline = Kaptai lake01.jpg

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| image_caption = Kaptai Lake on Karnaphuli River

| image_map = Kaptai in Chattogram division (Bangladesh).svg

| coordinates = {{coord|22|{{#expr:.5000*60 round 1}}|N|92|{{#expr:.2167*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Bangladesh}}

| subdivision_type1 = Division

| subdivision_type2 = District

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| subdivision_name1 = Chittagong

| subdivision_name2 = Rangamati

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| area_total_km2 = 258.99

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| population_total = 55410

| 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

| postal_code = 4530{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/321963c0-a1b3-48e9-8611-7b5d06be6b14 |title=Bangladesh Postal Code |date=20 October 2024 |publisher=Bangladesh Postal Department under the Department of Posts and Telecommunications of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology of the People's Republic of Bangladesh |location=Dhaka}}

| area_code = 03529{{Cite web |url=https://en.chahaoba.com/Bangladesh |title=Bangladesh Area Code |date=18 October 2024 |publisher=Chahaoba.com |location=China}}

| website = {{URL|http://kaptai.rangamati.gov.bd/}}

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| timezone = BST

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Kaptai ({{langx|bn|কাপ্তাই}}) is an upazila of Rangamati District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.{{citation

|author=Atikur Rahman

|chapter=Kaptai Upazila

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kaptai_Upazila

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}} The name of the Kaptai was derived from the Tripuri word "Kaptetoima". It is said that in the past, the river was wild and full of tropical flora and fauna. Large quantities and several varieties of canes could be found along the river bank that flows from the south, upper ridge. The river reaches its estuary at the Kainsa Khyong (Karnafuli River).

Notable landmarks are the Karnaphuli Hydroelectric Power Station, the only hydroelectric power plant of Bangladesh. The Kaptai Dam, built for this purpose on the Karnaphuli River, created the Kaptai Lake, the largest man-made dam in Bangladesh.

Geography

Kaptai is located at {{coord|22.5000|N|92.2167|E|}}. It has a total area 258.99 km². Kaptai upazila is bordered by Kawkhali and Rangamati Sadar upazilas to the north, Belaichhari upazila to the east, Bandarban district to the south and Chittagong district to the west.

Demographics

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As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Kaptai upazila had a population of 55,410. The ethnic population was 24,543 (44.29%), of which Marma were 15,844, Tanchangya 6,881 and Chakma 1,246.

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|label1 = Bengali

|value1 = 55.71

|color1 = green

|label2 = Marma

|value2 = 28.59

|color2 = blue

|label3 = Tanchangya

|value3 = 12.42

|color3 = purple

|label4 = Chakma

|value4 = 2.25

|color4 = yellow

|label5 = Others

|value5 = 1.03

|color5 = black

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Landmarks

Kaptai lake
Karnaphuli Paper Mills
Kaptai National Park is situated at Rangamati. It was established in 1999 and its area is 5,464.78 hectares(13,498.0 Acres).
Waggachara Tea Estate is situated on the bank of the Karnaphuli river.{{cite web|title=Kaptai tea garden|url=http://www.world66.com/asia/southasia/bangladesh/kaptai}}

Administration

UNO: Md. Mohi Uddin.{{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 }}

Kaptai Upazila is divided into five union parishads: Chandraghona, Chitmorom, Kaptai, Raikhali, and Waggya. The union parishads are subdivided into 10 mauzas and 144 villages.{{cite web |url=http://www.bbs.gov.bd/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/District%20Statistics/Rangamati.pdf |title=District Statistics 2011: Rangamati |author= |website=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics |format=PDF |access-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead |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}}

References

External links

{{citation

|author=Sifatul Quader Chowdhury

|chapter=Karnafuli Hydropower Station

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Karnafuli_Hydropower_Station

|title=Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh |editor=Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal |publisher=Asiatic Society of Bangladesh |year=2012 |edition=Second}}

{{citation

|author=Nuruddin Mahmood and M Abdul Hai

|chapter=Kaptai Lake

|chapter-url=http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Kaptai_Lake