Thanchi Upazila

{{Infobox settlement

| official_name = Thanchi

| native_name = থানচি

| settlement_type = Upazila

| image_skyline = Amiakhum Waterfall.jpg

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| coordinates = {{coord|21|{{#expr:.7861*60 round 1}}|N|92|{{#expr:.4278*60 round 1}}|E|type:city_region:BD|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 = Bandarban

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| area_total_km2 = 1020.82

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| population_total = 29790

| 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=396}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 4630{{Cite web |url=https://bdpost.portal.gov.bd/site/page/3235691a-e131-4a9f-b42d-eef7d3cedb7f |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}}

| website = [http://www.bangladesh.gov.bd/maps/images/bandarban/Thanchi.gif Official Map of Thanchi]

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| timezone = BST

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Thanchi ({{langx|bn|থানচি}}) is an upazila of Bandarban District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.{{cite book

|author=Atikur Rahman

|chapter=Thanchi Upazila

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

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

Geography

Thanchi is located at {{coord|21.7861|N|92.4278|E|}}. It has 4,872 households and a total area of 1020.82 km². Thanchi upazila is bordered by Ruma upazila and Rangamati district to the north, Lama and Alikadam upazilas to the west, Rakhine State of Myanmar to the south and Chin State of Myanmar to the east.

At the boundary with Ali Kadam Upazila, the {{convert|35|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} Alikadam-Thanchi Road ascends hill Dim Pahar, making it one of the highest motorable roads in Bangladesh.{{cite news |last1=Ahmed |first1=Sheikh Tausif |title=Visiting the mysterious land of the hilly South |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/reviews/visiting-the-mysterious-land-of-the-hilly-south-1656758990 |work=The Financial Express |date=2 July 2022}}

Demographics

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As of the 2022 Bangladeshi census, Thanchi upazila had a population of 29,790. The ethnic population was 26,103 (87.62%), of which Marma were 9,345, Mru 7,021,Tripura 6,336, Khumi 1,829, Bom 685, Chakma 488 and Khyang 359.

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|caption = Ethnicity in Thanchi Upazila (2022)https://bbs.gov.bd/site/page/2888a55d-d686-4736-bad0-54b70462afda/-

|label1 = Marma

|value1 = 31.37

|color1 = blue

|label2 = Mro

|value2 = 23.57

|color2 = red

|label3 = Tripura

|value3 = 21.27

|color3 = orange

|label4 = Bengali

|value4 = 12.38

|color4 = green

|label5 = Khumi

|value5 = 6.14

|color5 = violet

|label6 = Bom

|value6 = 2.30

|color6 = magenta

|label7 = Chakma

|value7 = 1.64

|color7 = yellow

|label8 = Khyang

|value8 = 1.21

|color8 = purple

|label9 = Others

|value9 = 0.12

|color9 = black

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Administration

Thanchi Upazila is divided into four union parishads: Balipara, Remakry, Thanchi, and Tindu. The union parishads are subdivided into 12 mauzas and 178 villages.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh Population and Housing Census 2011 Zila Report – Bandarban |url=http://203.112.218.65:8008/WebTestApplication/userfiles/Image/PopCenZilz2011/Zila_Bandarban.pdf |website=bbs.gov.bd |publisher=Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics}}

Gallery

File:Remakri রেমাক্রি খাল.jpg|Remakri lake

File:Amiakhum আমিয়াখুম ঝর্ণা.jpg|Amiakhum waterfall

File:নাফাখুম Nafakhum Waterfalls.jpg|Nafakhum waterfall

File:Thanchi.jpg|Sangu river

References

External links

[https://www.edugovbd.com/thanchi-upazila-about-map-tourist-places/ Thanchi Upazila: About, Map, & Attractive Places!] ([https://www.edugovbd.com/ EduGovBD])

Category:Upazilas of Bandarban District